careered
- 1Simple past and past participle of career.
The truck careered across three lanes before slamming into the barrier.
By the time anyone reacted, the runaway cart had careered through the market stalls.
Note
A regular -ed form doing double duty: the cart careered (simple past) and the cart had careered (perfect, with have) share one spelling. Whatever the noun career has come to mean, the verb behind this form is only about motion: rapid, headlong, often out of control. Its kin among the noun's meanings are the archaic 'speed' and a jouster's path, not working life, so careered never means 'built a career.'
careered is a form of career
career, verb: To move rapidly, especially in a way that is hard to control. Full entry
- Spelling
- career → careered: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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