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centred

/ˈsɛn.təd//ˈsɛn.təɹd/

centred is the simple past and past participle of centre.

Meaning of centre

Noun

centre (plural centres)

  1. Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
    • So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels.1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343

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Adjective

centred

  1. UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of centered.

Forms of centred

alternative UScentered

Words formed from centred

Phrases with centred

Words that rhyme with centred

Questions about centred

What does centred mean?
Centred means UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of centered.
What is centred the simple past and past participle of?
Centred is the simple past and past participle of centre.
What part of speech is centred?
Centred is an adjective.
How do you pronounce centred?
Centred is pronounced /ˈsɛn.təd/ (UK).

Words near centred in the dictionary

  1. centrebacks
  2. centrebit
  3. centrebits
  4. centreboard
  5. centreboards
  6. centred
  7. centredness
  8. centrefield
  9. centrefielder
  10. centrefielders
  11. centrefields

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centred (page history and authors); centre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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