# featured

Pronunciation: US say "FEE-churd" /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/; UK say "FEE-chuhd" /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/

## Adjective

1. Given prominent placement or special attention in a display, show, lineup, or collection so as to stand out.
   - Simple: Shown in a special way so that people notice it more.
   - _The featured speaker drew the largest crowd of the entire conference._
   - _Each issue highlights a featured photographer chosen by the editors._
3. Having facial features of a particular kind or character, usually as specified by a modifying word.
   - Simple: Having a face with parts shaped in a certain way.
   - _The delicately featured young woman in the portrait gazed out serenely._
   - _A coarsely featured fellow answered the door without a word._

## Verb

2. Past participle of feature. — past participle of feature
   - Simple: Past participle of feature. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The exhibition has featured works from across the continent._
   - _Her essays have been featured in major newspapers nationwide._

## Origin

Formed from "feature" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/featured (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).