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powered

adj · verb · 3 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

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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

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: angetrieben (pt-p.) — powered (-powered)
  • German: betrieben — powered (-powered)
  • German: -betrieben — powered (-powered)
  • Italian: alimentato — powered (-powered)
  • Italian: acceso — powered (-powered)
  • Italian: spinto — powered (-powered)
  • Italian: azionato — powered (-powered)
  • Turkish: beslemeli — powered (-powered)
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