starred
/ˈstɑː(ɹ)d/
starred is the simple past and past participle of star.
Adjective
starred (not comparable)
- Having a star or stars.
- a Michelin-starred restaurant
- She became sad, and looked up to the many-starred sky; her soul uttered silently the bitter complaint of its own misery.1823, Mary Shelley, Valperga
- Judged as ungrammatical.
- It will also be important to keep in mind that each starred example can be made grammatical by the substitution of a suitable determinate NP in place of the indeterminate one.1989 [1976], Howard Lasnik, “Remarks on Coreference”, in Essays on Anaphora, Dordrecht: Springer, →DOI, page 103
Meaning of star
Verb
star (third-person singular simple present stars, present participle starring, simple past and past participle starred)
- To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
- She starred in dozens of silent movies.
- To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
- The show stars Calista Flockhart as a high-powered lawyer.
- To mark with a star or asterisk.
- Synonyms:
- asterisk
- To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
- Thy gloomy Grandeurs (Nature’s moſt auguſt, / Inſpiring Aſpect!) claim a grateful Verſe; / And, like a ſable Curtain ſtarr’d with Gold, / Drawn o’er my Labours paſt, ſhall cloſe the Scene.1745, [Edward Young], “Night the Ninth and Last. The Consolation. Containing, among Other Things, I. A Moral Survey of the Nocturnal Heavens. II. A Night-Address to the Deity. […]”, in The Complaint...
- To shine like a star.
Origin of starred
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From Middle English sterred, equivalent to star (noun) + -ed.
Words formed from starred
Phrases with starred
Questions about starred
- What does starred mean?
- Starred means having a star or stars.
- What is starred the simple past and past participle of?
- Starred is the simple past and past participle of star.
- What part of speech is starred?
- Starred is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce starred?
- Starred is pronounced /ˈstɑː(ɹ)d/.
Words near starred in the dictionary
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