Seeded: meaning, definitions and examples
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seeded
[ หsiหdษชd ]
gardening
Having been planted or sown
Synonyms
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seeded |
Typically used in the context of spreading seeds over a large area, often in farming, gardening, or reforestation. It can also mean ranking in competitions, especially in sports brackets.
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planted |
Used when physically placing seeds or young plants into the soil. Often implies a more precise and intentional act than 'seeded'.
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sown |
More formal and literary way to describe spreading seeds, often used interchangeably with 'seeded'. It can also be used metaphorically to describe starting a process or creating conditions.
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cultivated |
More general than 'seeded', it refers to the overall process of growing plants, which includes planting, seeding, nurturing, and caring for them. It can also refer to a person or their tastes, suggesting they are refined or educated.
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Examples of usage
- The seeded area of the garden is flourishing with new growth
- The seeded plants are starting to sprout
sports
Given a seeding in a tournament
Synonyms
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Word | Description / Examples |
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seeded |
Often used in sports tournaments to designate players or teams given a preliminary ranking, especially to ensure they do not meet early in the competition.
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ranked |
Used to describe the ordering of people, objects, or entities based on a certain criteria, usually in terms of performance or quality.
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positioned |
Often used to describe the strategic or deliberate arrangement of something or someone, often to emphasize planning or purpose.
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placed |
Can be used in a broad range of contexts to indicate putting something or someone in a particular position or order.
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Examples of usage
- She was seeded number one in the tennis tournament
- The team was seeded second in the playoffs
Translations
Translations of the word "seeded" in other languages:
๐ต๐น semeado
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเฅเคเคฟเคค (เคฌเฅเค เคฌเฅเคฏเคพ เคนเฅเค)
๐ฉ๐ช gesรคt
๐ฎ๐ฉ ditabur
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะพัััะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zasiany
๐ฏ๐ต ๆญ็จฎใใใ (ใฏใใ ใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท ensemencรฉ
๐ช๐ธ sembrado
๐น๐ท ekilmiล
๐ฐ๐ท ์จ๋ฅผ ๋ฟ๋ฆฐ
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฒุฑูุน
๐จ๐ฟ osetรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ zasadenรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๆญ็ง็ (bลzhวng de)
๐ธ๐ฎ posejan
๐ฎ๐ธ sรกรฐ
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะตะณัะปะณะตะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแกแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ษkilmiล
๐ฒ๐ฝ sembrado
Etymology
The word 'seeded' originates from the verb 'seed', which comes from the Old English word 'sed'. The concept of planting seeds has been essential to agriculture and growth for centuries, symbolizing potential and new beginnings. In modern usage, 'seeded' has expanded to signify not only the act of planting but also the process of ranking or positioning in various contexts, such as sports tournaments.
Word Frequency Rank
Ranked #12,139, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.
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