fielded
SayFEELD-idUS/ˈfildɪd/UK/ˈfiːldɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of field.
The senator fielded tough questions from the press for nearly an hour.
Their company fielded a strong team for the regional tournament.
Note
A regular -ed form, so one spelling serves both the past tense and the participle: the team fielded well, a question fielded badly. What it carries over from field depends on its object. With a ball it means caught and played; with a team or troops, put into play or deployed; with questions, answered. Only the game sense of being the side catching and throwing, not hitting, works without an object.
fielded is a form of field
field, verb: To answer or address (a question, comment, or request). Full entry
- Spelling
- field → fielded: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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