What part of speech is anchored?

Anchored can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. anchored is a verb, past participle of anchor (infinitive).
  • 2. anchored is a verb, past simple of anchor (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does anchored mean?

Definitions

Adjective

anchored - Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor.

Verb

anchor - secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
anchor - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

Examples of anchored

#   Sentence  
1. verb The boat anchored near the shore.
2. verb A big ship is anchored near here.
3. verb Her eyes anchored on him.
4. verb My grandfather is still strongly anchored in my heart.
5. verb The ship anchored in the harbour and unloaded its goods.
6. verb The insecurely anchored rope cost the mountaineer his life.
7. verb Beyond his small fleet of ships anchored safely past the shallow mud flats, the captain could just make out a row of low hills in the offing, but even with binoculars he could not see beyond the horizon to the mighty offshore wind turbines which he had sailed by on his approach to the inlet.
8. verb Then we kissed the little maiden, And we spoke in better cheer, And we anchored safe in harbour When the morn was shining clear.
9. verb I feel that my heard is anchored in the mosque.
10. verb As usual, she was extraordinarily festooned and bedizened, with a limp Leghorn hat anchored to her head by many windings of faded gauze, and a little black velvet parasol on a carved ivory handle absurdly balanced over her much larger hatbrim.
11. verb There were several ships anchored about a mile from the shore.
12. verb Tom's yacht was anchored about thirty meters off shore.
13. verb Anchor the lamppost in concrete.
14. noun Faith is his anchor.
Sentence  
verb
The boat anchored near the shore.
A big ship is anchored near here.
Her eyes anchored on him.
My grandfather is still strongly anchored in my heart.
The ship anchored in the harbour and unloaded its goods.
The insecurely anchored rope cost the mountaineer his life.
Beyond his small fleet of ships anchored safely past the shallow mud flats, the captain could just make out a row of low hills in the offing, but even with binoculars he could not see beyond the horizon to the mighty offshore wind turbines which he had sailed by on his approach to the inlet.
Then we kissed the little maiden, And we spoke in better cheer, And we anchored safe in harbour When the morn was shining clear.
I feel that my heard is anchored in the mosque.
As usual, she was extraordinarily festooned and bedizened, with a limp Leghorn hat anchored to her head by many windings of faded gauze, and a little black velvet parasol on a carved ivory handle absurdly balanced over her much larger hatbrim.
There were several ships anchored about a mile from the shore.
Tom's yacht was anchored about thirty meters off shore.
Anchor the lamppost in concrete.
noun
Faith is his anchor.

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