arrayed
Sayuh-RAYD/əˈɹeɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of array.
The merchant arrayed the silks across the counter to tempt passing buyers.
The soldiers stood arrayed in full battle formation before dawn.
Note
A regular -ed form, so the simple past and the past participle look identical: she arrayed the silks; the silks were arrayed. The participle often works like an adjective after be or stand, and context tells you which sense of array is meant. Arrayed in white robes or finery points to clothing and adornment; troops arrayed for battle points to orderly deployment.
arrayed is a form of array
array, verb: To set out people or things in order, especially to position troops or forces for action. Full entry
- Spelling
- array → arrayed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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