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massed

UK
/mæst/
US
/mæst/
massedpast participle
UK
/mæs(t)/
US
/mæst/
Used attributively as the past participle of the verb “mass”; functions purely as a participial adjective.
Translations
The massed crowd filled the stadium, eagerly awaiting the concert to begin.
La foule massée a rempli le stade, attendant avec impatience le début du concert.
Additional translations
rassembléSurtout pour une foule ou un ensemble de personnes réunies.
Definitions
Gathered or assembled into a large group or mass.
The massed crowd filled the stadium, eagerly awaiting the concert to begin.
Arranged or formed into a dense or compact formation.
The massed troops stood ready at the border, prepared for any potential conflict.
Synonyms
aggregated
clustered
accumulated
gathered
concentrated
massverb

massed

Past Simple

massed
Past Simple
massed
Past Participle
massing
ing-form
UK
/mæs/
US
/mæs/
Translations
se masser
Protesters began to mass in the city square.
Les manifestants ont commencé à se masser sur la place de la ville.
s’amasserQuand il s’agit d’une accumulation progressive.
Clouds massed on the horizon, signaling an approaching storm.
Des nuages s’amassaient à l’horizon, annonçant une tempête imminente.
Definitions
To come together in a large group or crowd.
Protesters began to mass in the city square.
To gather or accumulate in large quantities.
Clouds massed on the horizon, signaling an approaching storm.
Synonyms
accumulate
mobilize
convene
assemble
aggregate
concentrate
rally
muster
cluster
congregate
amass
collect
gather
Antonyms
divide
separate
distribute
spread
dissipate
disband
scatter
disperse
massnoun
Definitions
A coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
The mass of the iceberg was visible from miles away.
A large number of people or objects crowded together.
A mass of protesters gathered in the city square.
The quantity of matter that a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field.
The mass of the object was calculated using a balance scale.
A celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church or certain other Christian churches.
The family attended Mass every Sunday morning.
A large amount or quantity of something.
There was a mass of evidence against the suspect.
The people in society considered as a whole, especially the general public; usually used with the definite article.
The mass of the population had little influence on government policy.
massadjective
Definitions
Involving, affecting, or produced for a large number of people or things; large-scale.
Mass vaccination campaigns helped control the outbreak.
Relating to the physical property of mass in scientific contexts.
Mass spectrometry provides detailed information about the mass distribution of molecules.
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