rot
🇺🇸
/rɑːt/
🇬🇧
/rɒt/
verb
R
to break down or spoil over time
Leaves left on the ground will rot and turn into soil.
noun
R
the breaking down or spoiling of something
The old wood showed signs of rot and needed to be replaced.
R
a situation getting worse over time
The company's financial rot began when sales dropped sharply.
R
silly or nonsense talk
He was talking complete rot about seeing aliens in his garden.
translation
to break down or spoil over time
the breaking down or spoiling of something; a situation getting worse over time; silly or nonsense talk
Word Forms
Past
rotted
3rd Present
rots
Progressive
rotting
Perfect
rotted
Plural
rots