How to Pronounce "ploughed"
word
ˈpɫaʊd
PLOWD
plˈaʊd
PLOWD
Definition
'Ploughed' is the past tense of 'plough,' meaning to turn over the soil in a field using a plough, usually to prepare for planting crops.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɫaʊd
British English
plˈaʊd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PLOWD
UK
PLOWD
Listen in Context
The farmer ploughed the field in spring.
The ground was already ploughed and ready for seeds.
They ploughed a large area to grow wheat.
By the time we arrived, the fields had already been ploughed.