- CONTRACTED Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
contract, shrink, condense, compress, constrict, deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions
- CONTRACTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
CONTRACTED definition: 1 past simple and past participle of contract 2 to make or become shorter or narrower or… Learn more
- CONTRACTED Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Contracted definition: drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken See examples of CONTRACTED used in a sentence
- Contracted - definition of contracted by The Free Dictionary
1 To enter into or make an agreement: contract for garbage collection 2 To become reduced in size by or as if by being drawn together: The pupils of the patient's eyes contracted
- Contracted - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Something contracted has shrunk or become smaller Your pupils tend to be contracted in bright sunlight
- contracted, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective contracted, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- contracted - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
to assign (a job, work, project, etc ) by contract: The publisher contracted the artwork to enter into an agreement with: to contract a free-lancer to do the work
- Contracted - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English
The word 'contracted' originated from the Latin word 'contractus', which means 'drawn together', from the verb 'contrahere' In English, the word has evolved to have multiple meanings, including shrinking in size, entering into agreements, and forming contracted forms in grammar
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