screen
noun
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
screened
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past participleof screen.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof screen.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
screennouna movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
Example Sentences
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We screened the components of the Russell 1000 Value Index by looking at forward price-to-earnings ratios, based on consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by FactSet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
When the documentary was recently screened at Harvard — one of the institutions whose responses it challenges — those stories were given particular force.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
I’ve had both of the movies that I’ve done in my life screened at the DGA and I’ve never seen them look better or sound better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Games taking place between 14:45 and 17:15 on a Saturday are not usually screened live in the UK, a decades-old policy designed to protect crowds at lower league matches.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Since he was often in need of a privy, he put one in the corner of the room, screened off for privacy.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
