compiled
- 1Simple past and past participle of compile.
The committee compiled its findings into a single document.
The figures were compiled over several months of fieldwork.
Note
One spelling does double duty. It is the simple past (she compiled the list) and the past participle after have or in the passive (the list was compiled). Programmers use it in two ways. Someone compiled the code, or the code itself compiled, meaning it went through the compiler without errors. In that second use the program is the subject and no object follows.
The code finally compiled after we fixed the missing bracket.
She compiled the program before running the tests.
compiled is a form of compile
compile, verb: To produce something by gathering pieces together from a variety of sources. Full entry
- Spelling
- compile → compiled: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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