# exposed

Pronunciation: say "ik-SPOHZD" US /ɪkˈspoʊzd/, UK /ɪkˈspəʊzd/

## Adjective

1. Open to something, left uncovered or unprotected, and therefore vulnerable or easily harmed.
   - Simple: Left open to harm, weather, or attack, with no cover or protection.
   - _The soldiers were dangerously exposed on the open plain._
   - _Coastal homes are exposed to the full force of the fall storms._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of expose. — simple past and past participle of expose
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of expose. Use it for something that already happened.
   - _Heavy rains exposed the roots of the old oak tree._
   - _The journalist exposed the corruption after months of research._

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