spotted
part of speech
adjective (spotted); verb form (past of spot: spot, spots, spotted, spotting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Spotted means covered with a pattern of spots or dots: «a spotted dog». tree →
2) Spotted is the past form of «spot»: to notice or see something, especially something hard to find. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, spotted animals (leopards, ladybirds, Dalmatians) use their patterns for camouflage or warning. In stories and puzzles, a character spotted a clue. In safety, «If you spotted something wrong, tell an adult.» Phrases: «spotted the difference», «got spotted», «spotted dick» (a British pudding).
examples
- The Dalmatian has a spotted coat. tree →
- I spotted my friend in the crowd. tree →
- She spotted a mistake in her sum and fixed it. tree →
- We spotted a deer in the woods. tree →
- Ladybirds are red and spotted. tree →
- Have you spotted the five differences in the pictures? tree →
- The thief was spotted on camera. tree →
- A pretty Barbel, with spotted skin, and an enviably round back, declared that the "human fry" were still there. tree →
note
Past of «spot» with a double t: spot → spotted, spotting. Similar adjective: «spotty» (often means having pimples). «Spotted» (pattern) vs «striped» (lines).
In the corpora
- Imagine walking through long grass and finding a spotted fawn lying perfectly still.
- He has spotted a sardine-opener — so there must be sardines somewhere.
- Mia then spotted the same idea in shops, which put the things they want you to choose right at eye level.
- His mum taught him the signs; he started gaming again — carefully — spotted two more scams and reported them.
- Concussion usually doesn't show on a normal scan; it is spotted from the signs.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «spotted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.