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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The hallway to the bathrooms was lined with the movie posters that CAP has screened as part of their free film series, Reel Progress.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Kenya's health ministry says more than 652,000 travellers have been screened and nearly 5,000 healthcare workers trained to deal with Ebola, with five facilities designated to handle cases.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
There’s also an attached walk-in pantry, with a powder room, laundry facilities, an office area, a screened porch, and a sizable garage nearby.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kenya has screened some 650,000 individuals for the deadly virus, trained nearly 5,000 health workers and set up isolation and care facilities around the country, Duale said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
This was the film he screened each year for his students at Cornell University Medical School.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
