girded

UK
/ˈɡɜː.dɪd/
US
/ˈɡɜrdɪd/
girdedadjective
more girded
Comp.
most girded
Super.
UK
/ˈɡɜː.dɪd/
US
/ˈɡɜr.dɪd/
Translations
The team was girded for the upcoming challenge.
Команда была подготовлена к предстоящему вызову.
The castle was girded by a deep moat.
Замок был опоясан глубоким рвом.
Definitions
Prepared or equipped for a challenge or difficult task.
The team was girded for the upcoming championship match, having trained rigorously for months.
Surrounded, encircled, or enclosed, especially by something protective or confining.
The medieval town was girded by high stone walls.
girdverb

girded

Past Simple

girded
Past Simple
girded
Past Participle
girding
Gerund
UK
/ɡɜːd/
US
/ɡɜrd/
Translations
The knight girded himself with a sword before the battle.
Рыцарь опоясал себя мечом перед битвой.
She girded her dress with a belt to accentuate her waist.
Она подпоясала платье ремнем, чтобы подчеркнуть талию.
Additional translations
Definitions
To encircle or bind with a belt or band.
The knight girded his sword to his waist before heading into battle.
To prepare oneself for action or a challenge.
She girded herself for the difficult conversation with her boss.
To surround or encircle (a place, structure, or object), often so as to fortify or confine.
Massive stone ramparts gird the ancient citadel.
girdnoun
Definitions
A sarcastic or mocking remark.
He couldn't help but make a gird about her new hairstyle.
A band or hoop, especially one used to reinforce a barrel or similar container.
The cooper replaced a broken gird on the wooden keg.