# roofed

/ˈɹuft/ (US) · /ɹˈuːft/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/roofed
Updated: 2026-05-27

## Definition

to cover the top of a building or structure with a roof. You use this when you are finishing a house or building a shelter.

For teachers: to provide a roof for a structure or to cover the top of an object. Often used in the passive voice to describe the completion of a building project.

## Examples

- They finished roofed the new barn last week.
- The community came together to roofed the temporary shelter before the heavy rain arrived.
- Once the main frame was complete, the workers spent three days roofed the entire facility with durable metal sheets to withstand the local climate.

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