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Removed has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of remove

"She removed her shoes before entering the house to keep the sand off the floor."

In plain English: To remove something means to take it away from where it is.

"He removed his glasses to get a better look at the book."

Adjective
1

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

"a cousin once removed"

2

separate or apart in time

"distant events"

"the remote past or future"

3

Separated in time, space, or degree.

"The old photographs were stored in a box that was completely removed from our daily lives until we finally sorted through them last weekend."

In plain English: Removed means being far away from something or someone else.

"He was removed from the list of candidates for the job."

Usage: Use removed as an adjective to describe something separated by distance, time, or intensity, such as feeling emotionally distant from others. It often appears after the verb feel or seem when indicating a lack of closeness rather than physical displacement alone.

Example Sentences
"He was removed from the list of candidates for the job." adj
"He removed his glasses to get a better look at the book." verb
"He removed his coat before entering the warm house." verb
"The chef removed the burnt crust from the bread." verb
"She carefully removed the sticker from her new phone case." verb
Related Terms

Origin

Derived from Old French remover (to move back), this term originally meant to take away or displace something, evolving into its current sense of being at a distance in space or time.

Rhyming Words
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