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• past participle of erect.
• past tense form of erect.

erected

American  

[ih-rek-tid] / ɪˈrɛk tɪd /

adjective

1. having been built.

   We crossed the river on a newly erected bridge and soon arrived at the intersection of two major trails.

2. having been raised or directed upward, or set in an upright or vertical position.

   Simply attach the door hinges to the erected walls and install the door.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of erect.

Other Word Forms

• self-erected
  adjective
• unerected
  adjective
• well-erected
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of erected

erect ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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erected

"The shaking was very scary. My house almost collapsed," said one farmer named Anastasia Imad, from a green emergency tent erected next to her damaged home.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Dozens of patients were moved Saturday to tents erected outside the Ruteng hospital, many with their loved ones by their side.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

It said in a further statement that Israeli civilians had erected a tent in the Qusra area earlier on Friday, "and IDF soldiers operated to remove it while protecting the local residents".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

When the cow died, Granma published her obituary on its front page, and a marble statue of her was erected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

A white wooden cross was erected on the grave mound with a placard that read:

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady