adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/paʊ.əd/
General-American:/paʊ.ɚd/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -aʊ.ə(ɹ)d
CMU ARPABET:P AW1 ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having its own source of power, or a named source.
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
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of power
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
3
adjective
Meaning 3
(often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
powered flight
kerosine-powered jet engines
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unpowered
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.