Word
mailed
US/ˈmeɪɫd/
UK/mˈeɪld/
Definitions
01sent by post
A2 · Elementary American English
v. sent a letter or package using the postal service.
v. Past tense and past participle of 'mail', referring to the act of sending items through a postal system.
“I mailed the birthday card last week, so it should arrive soon.”
“The legal documents were mailed via registered post to ensure they reached the recipient before the court hearing.”
Usage
In British English, 'posted' is more common for physical mail.
Synonyms
Antonyms
02wearing armor
C2 · Proficiency Literary · Archaic
adj. wearing armor made of small metal rings or scales.
adj. Clad in or protected by mail armor, typically consisting of interlocking metal rings.
“The mailed knight rode his horse toward the castle gates.”
“The museum displayed a collection of mailed shirts that had been recovered from the site of the medieval battle.”
Usage
Usually placed before the noun it describes.
Antonyms
Etymology
From mail (“send by post”).
From Middle English mayled; equivalent to mail (“chainmail; spot on a bird's feather”) + -ed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A2 KeyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.3.0–4.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 2.0–2.524–43TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.225–549
- Frequency
- Frequent
- Level
- A2 · Elementary
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