shaped

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʃeɪpt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8075

Meanings

1

adj
Having a particular form or outline.

The children played in a star-shaped paddling pool.
2

verb
Past tense and past participle of shape: to give something a form, or to influence how something develops.

Her childhood experiences shaped the way she sees the world.
3

adj
Made or designed to fit a particular person or purpose.

The curved seat was carefully shaped for comfort.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 adj · made or designed to fit a... molded

More shapen

Word family

Derived forms almond-shapedapple-shapedautoshapedball-shapedbanana-shapedbell-shapedbowl-shapedbox-shapedbrick-shapedbrickshapedcone-shapedcrescent-shaped

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Phrases (2)

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Idioms (1)

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go pear-shaped
to go wrong, to fail in an awkward way

Etymology

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

schaped Middle English

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Describing Qualities

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# shaped

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /ʃeɪpt/
**Frequency rank:** 8075

## Meanings
1. Having a particular form or outline.
2. Past tense and past participle of shape: to give something a form, or to influence how something develops.
3. Made or designed to fit a particular person or purpose.

## Examples
- The children played in a star-shaped paddling pool.
- Her childhood experiences shaped the way she sees the world.
- The curved seat was carefully shaped for comfort.

## Synonyms
- shapen

## Derived Forms
- almond-shaped
- apple-shaped
- autoshaped
- ball-shaped
- banana-shaped
- bell-shaped
- bowl-shaped
- box-shaped
- brick-shaped
- brickshaped
- cone-shaped
- crescent-shaped

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: schaped

## Etymology
From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

## AI Etymology
Shaped comes from Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed. The historical chain includes schaped (Middle English). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as almond-shaped, apple-shaped, autoshaped, and ball-shaped. In present use it covers having a particular form or outline, past tense and past participle of shape: to give something a form, or to influence how something develops, and made or designed to fit a particular person or purpose.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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