published
part of speech
verb (past tense and past participle of publish); adjective (published)
meaning for a pupil
1) Published is the past form of publish: it was printed or put out for people to read. tree →
2) As an adjective, published describes something that has been made available to the public, like a published book or a published author. tree →
sense in the lessons
In literacy: a published author is someone whose books have been printed; a published piece is a finished, polished final copy. In science: published results have been shared so other scientists can check them. In online safety: once a photo is published online, it is hard to take back. Phrases: was published, newly published, a published author, published work.
examples
- Her story was published in the school magazine. tree →
- The book was first published a long time ago. tree →
- He is a published author now. tree →
- The results were published in a science journal. tree →
- That photo was published without permission. tree →
- The newly published dictionary has many new words. tree →
- The Fables thus recovered were soon published. tree →
note
Regular past: -ed added to publish. «Has been published» / «was published» are passive forms: the book is the subject, not the writer. A published fact is not always true — published things can still be wrong, so check sources.
In the corpora
- Ratings are decided by trained examiners who follow published rules, not by the film makers, and not by guessing.
- Professional authors usually rewrite their work many times before it is published.
- Gerardus Mercator published his famous world map in 1569, and on it a straight line is a line of constant compass bearing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «published» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.