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mired

UK
/ˈmaɪəd/
US
/ˈmaɪrd/

Translations

miredpast participle
UK
/ˈmaɪəd/
US
/ˈmaɪɚd/
Used as a past-participle adjective meaning ‘stuck, entangled, involved’.
The company is mired in debt.
Компания погрязшая в долгах.
The project became mired in bureaucratic red tape.
Проект стал запутанным в бюрократической волоките.
Synonyms
entangled
stuck
bogged down
trapped
involved
mireverb

mired

Past Simple

mired
Past Simple
mired
Past Participle
miring
Gerund
UK
/ˈmaɪə/
US
/ˈmaɪr/
Additional translations
успокаивать
миротворить
утихомиривать
Synonyms
entangle
bog
involve
trap
stuck

Definitions

miredpast participle
Involved in a difficult situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself.
The company was mired in financial difficulties, struggling to stay afloat.
Stuck or entangled in something, especially mud or a similar substance.
The car was mired in the thick mud after the heavy rainstorm.
mireverb
To cause to become stuck in mud or a difficult situation.
The heavy rains mired the vehicles in the muddy field.
To involve or entangle in difficulties or a complicated situation.
The company was mired in legal disputes for years.
To sink or become stuck as in soft, wet ground or in a difficult situation.
The wheels mired in the soggy soil after the storm.
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