# formatted

Pronunciation: US say "FAWR-mat-id" /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt.ɪd/; UK say "FAW-mat-id" /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of format. — simple past and past participle of format
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of format. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The editor formatted the manuscript to match the publisher's style guide._
   - _All the files were formatted incorrectly and had to be redone._

## Adjective

2. Having been given a definite layout or arrangement according to a particular format.
   - Simple: Arranged or laid out in a set, organized way.
   - _The properly formatted résumé stood out among the messy applications._
   - _A clearly formatted table makes the data much easier to scan._
3. Physically arranged so that a storage device is in a state ready to hold data.
   - Simple: Set up so that a disk or drive is ready to store data.
   - _The newly formatted hard drive showed its full capacity in the file manager._
   - _A formatted SD card mounted instantly on the laptop._

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