vailed

vail

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [veyl]
- /veɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [veyl]
- /veɪl/

Definitions of vailed word

verb with object vailed to veil. 1
noun vailed a veil. 1
verb vailed simple past tense and past participle of vail. 0

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Origin of vailed

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English valen, aphetic variant of avalen (now obsolete) < Middle French avaler to move down, verbal derivative of phrase a val down (literally, to the valley) (a to (< Latin ad) + val vale)

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Parts of speech for Vailed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vailed

vailed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

vailed usage trend in Literature

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