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Tagged Moderate

Tagged has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of tag

"I tagged the stray dog with a collar so neighbors could identify it if they saw him again."

In plain English: To tag someone means to physically touch them so they know it is their turn to chase or run away.

"The security guard tagged all the packages with special stickers to track their movement."

Adjective
1

bearing or marked with a label or tag

"properly labeled luggage"

2

Having a tag; labeled.

"The package arrived tagged with my name on the side."

In plain English: Tagged means marked with a label or identifier to show who owns something or where it came from.

"The tagged photos on social media showed everyone at the party."

Example Sentences
"The tagged photos on social media showed everyone at the party." adj
"The security guard tagged all the packages with special stickers to track their movement." verb
"The teacher tagged every student with their name before the game started." verb
"She quickly tagged the loose dog and took it inside to stay safe." verb
"Fans often tag the photos of celebrities they find online for attention." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unlabelled

Origin

Derived from the verb tag, which comes from Middle Low German takken meaning to mark or notch. The past participle originally referred to marking an animal with a physical token before being used more broadly for any labeling action.

Rhyming Words
ged aged luged urged egged waged raged edged paged caged unaged nagged bogged fagged jagged hagged lodged wigged hedged fudged
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