Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backed

/bækt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: backed
IPA: /bækt/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of back

adj

Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.

Obsolete; Slang

adj

Having specified type of back.

adj

Having specified type of backing.

Example Sentences

"He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave."
"a high-backed chair"
"sway-backed"
"red-backed shrike"
"asset-backed securities"
"Hostilities peaked with the Skyllian Blitz of 2176, an attack on the human capital of Elysium by batarian-funded pirates and slavers. In 2178, the Alliance retaliated with a crushing assault on the moon of Torfan, long used as a staging base by batarian-backed criminals. In the aftermath, the batarians retreated into their own systems, and are now rarely seen in Citadel space."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ed

Usage

Derived Forms

unbacked

Phrases

asset-backed commercial paper asset-backed security backed blade black-backed antshrike black-backed grosbeak black-backed gull black-backed jackal black-backed water tyrant

Rhymes With

fact act impact attacked exact packed attract react abstract interact cracked intact

Questions

How do you pronounce backed?: The recorded pronunciation is /bækt/.
What does backed mean?: simple past and past participle of back
Where does backed come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce backed

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