highlighted
SayHY-lyt-idUS/ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd/UK/ˈhaɪlaɪtɪd/
- 1Past participle of highlight. Use this form after has, have, or had, or when something receives the action.
The teacher has highlighted the most important points in the chapter.
All the spelling errors were highlighted in bright red.
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- 2Having lighter streaks of color added, usually in the hair.
Like a brown sweater with a few lighter threads woven through it.
Her highlighted hair shone brightly in the sun.
He liked her newly highlighted style.
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highlighted is a form of highlight
highlight, verb: To draw special attention to something important. Full entry
- Forms
- highlighthighlights he/she/ithighlighting -ing formhighlighted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- highlight → highlighted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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