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anchored

USANG-kurd/ˈæŋ.kɚd/UKANG-kuhd/ˈæŋ.kəd/

2 meanings of anchored

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of anchor. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The sailors anchored the boat near the shore.

    We anchored close to the beach for the night.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Having tips that bend back, shaped like the curved hooks of an anchor.

    The knight's shield showed a gold cross anchored, each arm curling back into two hooks.

    They painted an anchored cross above the gate.

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anchored is a form of anchor

anchor, verb: To fix something firmly in place so it cannot move. Full entry

Forms
anchoranchors he/she/itanchoring -ing formanchored past tense, past participle
Spelling
anchor → anchored: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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