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erected

[ih-rek-tid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having been built.
We crossed the river on a newly erected bridge and soon arrived at the intersection of two major trails.
having been raised or directed upward, or set in an upright or vertical position.
Simply attach the door hinges to the erected walls and install the door.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of erect.

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Other Word Forms

self-erected adjective
unerected adjective
well-erected adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of erected¹

erect ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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A 25-metre cordon was erected and some nearby roads remain closed.

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Strikers took to the streets, occupied railroad depots, often with their families, waved signs, and erected tents and hastily constructed shanties.

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He reminded the jury Marten had told them the couple had erected their tent in a "sheltered area with a fallen tree".

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First erected when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the 23m-tall monument towered over the city of Osh for 50 years before it was quietly removed this week.

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Later in the day tents erected as part of the base area for investigators started to be taken down.

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erect erectile

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