reclaimed
part of speech
verb form (reclaim, reclaims, reclaimed, reclaiming); adjective (reclaimed)
meaning for a pupil
1) Past of «reclaim»: got something back that was yours. tree →
2) adjective Saved and used again instead of thrown away: «reclaimed wood». tree →
3) adjective (land) Made usable again, for example by draining the sea or cleaning polluted land. tree →
4) (formal) Rescued someone from a bad way of life. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and geography: the Netherlands has land reclaimed from the sea; old mines become reclaimed parks. In recycling lessons, «reclaimed timber» or «reclaimed bricks». In everyday life you reclaim your lost bag. Phrases: «reclaimed land», «reclaimed wood», «reclaim your luggage».
examples
- We reclaimed our bags at the airport. tree →
- The table is made from reclaimed wood. tree →
- Much of the Netherlands is reclaimed land. tree →
- The old rubbish dump was reclaimed as a nature park. tree →
- He reclaimed his title as champion. tree →
- Reclaimed bricks were used to build the new playhouse. tree →
- She reclaimed the umbrella from lost property. tree →
note
Regular verb. Noun «reclamation» (spelling changes!). At airports «baggage reclaim» (UK) is where you collect bags; US says «baggage claim».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «reclaimed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.