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formatted

formatted is the simple past and past participle of format.

Adjective

formatted (not comparable)

  1. That has been given a definite format
  2. That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data

Meaning of format

Verb

format (third-person singular simple present formats, present participle formatting, simple past and past participle formatted)

  1. To create or edit the layout of a document.
  2. Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
    Synonyms:
    reformat
  3. To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
    • I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.
    Synonyms:
    initialise

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Words formed from formatted

Questions about formatted

What does formatted mean?
Formatted means that has been given a definite format.
What is formatted the simple past and past participle of?
Formatted is the simple past and past participle of format.
What part of speech is formatted?
Formatted is an adjective.

Words near formatted in the dictionary

  1. formatrices
  2. formatrix
  3. formatrixes
  4. formats
  5. formattable
  6. formatted
  7. formatter
  8. formatters
  9. formatting
  10. formattings
  11. formay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: formatted (page history and authors); format (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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