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.
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adj
Meaning 1
Having been uttered or spoken of, such that certain persons are aware.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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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
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of air
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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