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portrayed

verb
USpor-TRAYD/pɔɹˈtɹeɪd/Saypaw-TRAYDUK/pɔːˈtɹeɪd/AUS/poːˈtɹæɪd/

1 meaning of portrayed

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of portray. Use this form for showing or describing someone or something earlier.

    The movie portrayed the old king as a cruel and lonely man.

    She portrayed a brave nurse in the school play.

    Note

portrayed is a form of portray

portray, verb: To act as a character, or to show a person or event in a film, play, or story. Full entry

Forms
portrayportrays he/she/itportraying -ing formportrayed past tense, past participle
Spelling
portray → portrayed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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