Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

targeted

/tˈɑɹɡətɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: tar-get-ed
IPA: /tˈɑɹɡətɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having something aimed at it.

adj

Aimed at something or someone; focused.

verb

simple past and past participle of target

Example Sentences

"The targeted objects include two military bases and an airfield."
"targeted aid packages"
"Our targeted interventions are aimed at the students who need help the most."
"The research data was collected by conducting targeted searches on a number of electronically available historical texts."

Inflected Forms

more targeted (comparative) most targeted (superlative) targetted (alternative)

Derived Forms

hypertargeted microtargeted monotargeted multitargeted nontargeted pretargeted radioimmunotargeted targetedly targetedness untargeted

Phrases

targeted killing

Questions

How do you pronounce targeted?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑɹɡətɪd/.
What does targeted mean?: Having something aimed at it.

How to pronounce targeted

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