Meaning
1 sensesHaving been worked or prepared somehow.
Is that fence made out of wrought iron?
bearbeitet, gefertigt, getrieben
обрабо́танныйobrabótannyj, подгото́вленныйpodgotóvlennyj
- shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
Examples
10 sentencesOur two brothers wrought their common death.
Gates of wrought iron are so beautiful.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
deGroße Taten werden gewöhnlich aus großer Wagnis geboren.
More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
At length they have wrought it out so as to pay the penalty.
Translations
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Origin
The past participle of Middle English worchen (“to work”), from Old English wyrċan (past tThe past participle of Middle English worchen (“to work”), from Old English wyrċan (past tense worhte, past participle (ġe)worht; cf. also the metathetic variant (ġe)wroht), from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Doublet of worked.
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Forms
more wrought, most wrought| Comparative | more wrought Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wrought Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form