Standard Lemma guide

starred

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

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.

  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a star or stars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a Michelin-starred restaurant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of star

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 satellite

Meaning 3

marked with an asterisk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the starred items

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: asterisked

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English sterred, equivalent to star (noun) + -ed.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: étoilé — having a star
  • Spanish: destacados — having a star
Real reading context

starred in complete knowledge articles