ruin
Pronunciation
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To wreck something, to make it useless, to break something.
- You've ruined my painting!
- You've ruined my screwdriver!
- You will ruin your pencil if you press that hard.
Noun
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- (usually plural) The standing parts of a broken building or construction.
- Our only look at Mayan culture is the ruins.