adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/səˈɹeɪtɪd/
UK:/sɪˈɹeɪtɪd/
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rhymes with -eɪtɪd
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Notched or cut like a saw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
That knife has a serrated blade.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Maple leaves have serrated edges.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of serrate
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
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: serrate, saw-toothed, toothed, notched
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Past participle of serrate.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
սղոցաձեւ
(sġocʻajew)
— saw-like
Azerbaijani:
dırmıqlı
— saw-like
Catalan:
serrat
— saw-like
Czech:
zubatý
— saw-like
Danish:
tandet
— saw-like
Dutch:
gekarteld
— saw-like
Esperanto:
denta
— saw-like
Finnish:
sahalaitainen
— saw-like
French:
denté
— saw-like
French:
dentelé
— saw-like
Georgian:
დაკბილული
(daḳbiluli)
— saw-like
Georgian:
კბილოვანი
(ḳbilovani)
— saw-like
Hawaiian:
nihoniho
— saw-like
Hungarian:
recés
— saw-like
Italian:
seghettato
— saw-like
Italian:
dentellato
— saw-like
Japanese:
鋸歯状
(kyoshijō)
— saw-like
Malay:
bergerigi
— saw-like
Māori:
nihoniho
— saw-like
Māori:
taratara
— saw-like
Navajo:
doolghas
— saw-like
Persian:
دندانهدار
(dandâne-dâr)
— saw-like
Persian:
ارهگون
(arregun)
— saw-like
Portuguese:
serrado
— saw-like
Serbo-Croatian:
nazubljen
— saw-like
Spanish:
serrado
— saw-like
Spanish:
aserruchado
— saw-like
Spanish:
dentado
— saw-like
Turkish:
dişli
— saw-like
Armenian:
սղոցաձեւ
(sġocʻajew)
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Bulgarian:
назъ́бен
(nazǎ́ben)
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Czech:
zubatý
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Dutch:
gekarteld
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Finnish:
sahalaitainen
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
French:
denté
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
French:
dentelé
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Hawaiian:
nihoniho
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Italian:
seghettato
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Italian:
dentellato
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Japanese:
鋸歯状
(kyoshijō)
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Malay:
bergerigi
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Māori:
nihoniho
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Māori:
taratara
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Navajo:
doolghas
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Persian:
دندانهدار
(dandâne-dâr)
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Portuguese:
serrado
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Serbo-Croatian:
reckast
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Swedish:
sågtandad
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Swedish:
sågad
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Turkish:
tırtıklı
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Welsh:
danheddog
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Welsh:
dragiog
— Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections