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Armed: meaning, definitions and examples

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armed

 

[ ษ‘หrmd ]

Adjective / Verb
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Adjective

military

Equipped with or carrying weapons.

Synonyms

equipped, militarized, weaponed

Examples of usage

  • The soldiers were armed with rifles and grenades.
  • The suspect was considered armed and dangerous.
Context #2 | Verb

general

To provide oneself with a weapon or weapons.

Synonyms

equip, furnish, supply

Examples of usage

  • He armed himself with a knife before entering the dark alley.
  • The security guard armed himself with a handgun.

Translations

Translations of the word "armed" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น armado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคถเคธเฅเคคเฅเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช bewaffnet

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bersenjata

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะพะทะฑั€ะพั”ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ uzbrojony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆญฆ่ฃ…ใ—ใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท armรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ armado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท silahlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฌด์žฅํ•œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุณู„ุญ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ozbrojenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ozbrojenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆญฆ่ฃ…็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ oboroลพen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ vopnaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐั€ัƒะปะฐะฝา“ะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒแƒฆแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ silahlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ armado

Etymology

The word 'armed' originated from the Middle English word 'armyd' which came from the Old French word 'armรฉ', past participle of 'armer' meaning 'to arm'. The term has been used in English since the 14th century to refer to being equipped with weapons.

See also: arm, armband, armlet, armlets, armor, armory, armour, armoury, arms, army, disarm, disarmed, unarm, unarmed.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,589, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.