noun

card

kahd

noun

A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.

"She sent a birthday card to her grandmother."

"He paid with a card instead of cash."

verb

To check someone's identification to confirm their age.

"The bartender carded everyone who looked under thirty."

How to Use Card

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA small flat piece of paper or plastic used for messages, games, payment, or ID — or (as a verb) to check someone's ID.

Common pairings

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carded past tense, carded past tense, cards plural, Cards plural, cards singular, cards singular

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From Old French carte, from Latin charta, "paper," ultimately from Greek khartes, "papyrus" — the same root as "chart."

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