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- [wawr-did]
- /ˈwɔr dɪd/
- /ˈwɔː.dɪd/
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- [wawr-did]
- /ˈwɔr dɪd/
Definitions of warded word
- adjective warded having notches, slots, or wards, as in locks and keys. 1
- noun warded a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 1
- noun warded one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 1
- noun warded a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients: a convalescent ward; a critical ward. 1
- noun warded any of the separate divisions of a prison. 1
- noun warded a political subdivision of a parish in Louisiana. 1
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Origin of warded
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; ward (noun) + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Warded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
warded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
warded usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for warded
verb warded
- precluded — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- sheltered — protected or shielded from storms, missiles, etc., by a wall, roof, barrier, or the like.
- sandbagged — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- obviated — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
- inhibited — overly restrained.
noun warded
- districted — Simple past tense and past participle of district.
- quartered — being one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which anything is or may be divided.
- zoned — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
- cared — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
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