Standard Lemma guide

aired

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɛəd/
  • General-American: /ɛɹd/
  • Australian: /eːd/
  • New-Zealand: /eəd/ without the cheer–chair merger
  • /iəd/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
  • Scotland: /eɹd/
  • /ɜː(ɹ)d/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)d
  • homophone: eared (cheer–chair merger)
  • homophone: erred (fair–fur merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been uttered or spoken of, such that certain persons are aware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having been broadcast over the airwaves, such as on television or radio; loosely, having been broadcast via any medium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of air

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

open to or abounding in fresh air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • airy rooms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: airy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

aired in complete knowledge articles