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• past participle of center.
• past tense form of center.

centered

American  

[sen-terd] / ˈsɛn tərd /

adjective

1. having a central axis.

   a centered arc.

2. equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas; situated in the center.

   The illustration was centered on the page.

3. Printing. set above the base line at approximately the level of the hyphen.

   a centered dot between syllables.

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centered British  

/ ˈsɛntəd /

adjective

1. the US spelling of centred

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Other Word Forms

• uncentered
  adjective
• well-centered
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of centered

First recorded in 1580–90; center + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The modern Harvard Cornell partnership began in 1958 under Harvard archaeologist George M. A. Hanfmann and Cornell architect Henry Detweiler from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, whose expertise centered on documenting historic buildings.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

Round-number theory also played a role, as shares broke down from a bearish descending triangle centered around the $100 level.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

But in import car culture, I saw, for maybe the first time, Asian guys and Asian girls in a centered and even glamorous light.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Politicians, activists, muckrakers and Wall Street’s “Masters of the Universe” collide in a metropolitan epic centered, Wolfe writes, “where things are happening.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

I turn to the side, right here on the centered x, and point at my mouth: “Usually it’s the underbite. My most memorable feature is my underbite, and it goes down from there, literally.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle