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Dried (adj) means No longer containing moisture; having had water removed, often to preserve food. Example: “We hung dried herbs from the kitchen ceiling to use through winter.”
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No longer containing moisture; having had water removed, often to preserve food.
"We hung dried herbs from the kitchen ceiling to use through winter."
"She added dried apricots to the granola."
"The paint was already dried by morning."
How to use dried
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWith the water taken out — used for both food preservation and things like paint or plants that have hardened as they lost moisture.
Common pairings
dried fruit
dried flowers
dried up
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What does “dried” mean?
The word “dried” means no longer containing moisture; having had water removed, often to preserve food. In plain terms, with the water taken out — used for both food preservation and things like paint or plants that have hardened as they lost moisture.
How do you pronounce “dried”?
“Dried” is pronounced dryd (/dɹaɪd/ in IPA).
How do you use “dried” in a sentence?
Here is “dried” used in a sentence: “She added dried apricots to the granola.”
What is the opposite of “dried”?
The opposite of “dried” — its antonyms — are canned and tinned.
What part of speech is “dried”?
“Dried” is an adjective.
Is “dried” a common word?
“Dried” is a fairly common word in modern English.
What is the difference between dried and dehydrated?
Both describe food that has had its water removed, often to preserve it. Dehydrated usually points to a controlled process using equipment, while dried is the general word covering sun-drying, air-drying, and machine methods alike. In everyday use the two are largely interchangeable.
What is the difference between dry and dried?
Dry describes a state — simply not wet — while dried describes something that has had its moisture removed, often deliberately to preserve it. Bread left out becomes dry; tomatoes preserved in the sun are dried.
Why are foods dried?
Drying removes the moisture that mold and bacteria need to grow, so dried foods keep much longer without refrigeration. That is why fruits, herbs, and meats have long been preserved by drying.
Is dried the past tense of dry?
Yes. Dried is both the past tense and past participle of the verb dry — note the spelling change from y to ied — and it also works as an adjective, as in dried fruit.
