REWARDED

Definition: REWARDED

REWARDED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Reward

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "REWARDED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Crosswords: REWARDED

English words defined with "REWARDED": bountied ♦ Grace drink ♦ reward ♦ thankless, To stand with, token economy ♦ unappreciated, Unbegilt, ungratifying. (references)

Specialty definitions using "REWARDED": Beleses, BRAIN ♦ Letter ♦ Mahanaim, Moon, Morocco ♦ Office, Omit the possessive ♦ Peeping Tom of Coventry, Pony ♦ QUEER PLUNGERS ♦ Reinforcement Schedule, Reversal Learning ♦ Silken Thread, soul. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Punching below the belt is not only all right, it's rewarded. (Swimming With Sharks; writing credit: George Huang)
Clever	Better to suffer for the truth than be rewarded for a lie. (references; author: Swedish Proverb)
Movie/TV Titles	Nicely Rewarded (1925)
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Domain	Title
Books	Another Pamela; or, Virtue still rewarded, a story (reference) Mooncoin Castle: Or, Skulduggery Rewarded. (reference) Pamela or Virtue Rewarded - Part 1 (The Complete Novels of Mr. Samuel Richardson - Volume 1) (reference) Safety by Objectives : What Gets Measured and Rewarded Gets Done (reference) Twice Rewarded (reference) (more book examples)
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	Intrepid explorers were rewarded by glimpses of crystal-lined ice cavern.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		If the President was your friend--and he grinned when you committed assault and battery--and rewarded you with a fine job ...Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Charles Maurice De Talleyrand	Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
Herbert Spencer	Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love's life's reward, rewarded in rewarding.
John Randolph	Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul.
Philo	Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining.
Swedish Proverb	Better to suffer for the truth than be rewarded for a lie.
Terence	Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.
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Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	This is that power to which children are commanded obedience, that the pains and care of their parents may not be increased, or ill rewarded. (Second Treatise of Government)
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	This poor working man had made himself a teacher of justice, and she rewarded him by making him grand.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Pakistan	U.S. firms that are willing to invest time to develop market presence should expect to be rewarded in the longterm. (references)
	Australia	Additional renewable electricity generation will now be directly rewarded for its environmental benefit of using renewable fuel sources. (references)
	Cayman Islands	Legend has it that Caymanians in 1788 rescued the crews of a Jamaican merchant ship convoy which had struck a reef at Gun Bay and that the Caymanians were rewarded with King George III's promise to never again impose any tax. (references)
Travel	Uk	Liberalization of business and industry has rewarded enterprise, and a new generation of professionals schooled in management, marketing and finance techniques has increasingly taken charge. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the man who is content to be something from the man who wishes to do something. A man of great wealth, or one who has been pitchforked into high station, has commonly such a headful of brain that his neighbors cannot keep their hats on. In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, brain is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Rush Limbaugh	We wanted to make sure John got his proper sleep, so the ol' Maha Rushie rewarded him with a Select Comfort Bed.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	Numerous as are the providential blessings which demand our grateful acknowledgments, the abundance with which another year has again rewarded the industry of the husbandman is too important to escape recollection.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	The laborer is rewarded by high wages in the construction of works of internal improvement, which are extending with unprecedented rapidity.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	In turn, I will restructure our civil service in the top grades so that men and women can easily be assigned to jobs where they are most needed, and ability will be both required as well as rewarded.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	We must go forward in our commitment to the new basics, giving parents greater authority and making sure good teachers are rewarded for hard work and achievement through merit pay.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"REWARDED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 86.59% of the time. "REWARDED" is used about 819 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)	86.59%	709	9,445
Lexical Verb (past tense)	11.22%	92	34,282
Adjective (general or positive)	1.83%	15	90,616
Noun (proper)	0.37%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	819	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "REWARDED".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Natan	N/A	Jewish	Rewarded
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "REWARDED": amply rewarded ♦ be rewarded ♦ feel rewarded. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "REWARDED": ill-rewarded, non-rewarded.
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Language		Translations for "REWARDED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		奖励 (reward, rewarding). (various references)

German		belohnten, belohnte (recompensed, remunerated, requited), belohnt (recompenses, remunerates, requites, rewards). (various references)

Hebrew		לבוא על גמולו (be rewarded). (various references)

Indonesian		terganjar (be blessed with). (various references)

Korean		보상하는 (Compensated, Indemnified, Righted). (various references)

Manx		eeckit (paid). (various references)

Pig Latin		ewardedray

Portuguese		ter repugnância em (feel rewarded). (various references)

Spanish		hacer pagos (feel rewarded), bien recompensado (amply rewarded). (various references)

Swedish		belönad. (various references)

Ukranian		рясно нагороджений (amply rewarded). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 13, Verse 21
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	AmartanontaV katadiwxetai kaka touV de dikaiouV katalhmyetai agaqa
Latin	405	Vulgate	Peccatores persequetur malum et iustis retribuentur bona
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Synneres euel pursueth; and to riytwis men goode thingis shul be yolde.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
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Language	Proverbs Chapter 13, Verse 21
Cebuano	¶ Ang dautan nagalutos sa mga makasasala; Apan ang matarung pagabalusan uban sa maayo.
Chinese	禍患追趕罪人．義人必得善報。
Croatian	Grešnika progoni zlo, a dobro je nagrada pravednima.
Danish	Vanheld følger Syndere, Lykken når de retfærdige.
Dutch	Het kwaad zal de zondaars vervolgen; maar den rechtvaardige zal men goed vergelden.
Finnish	Syntisiä vainoaa onnettomuus, mutta vanhurskaat saavat onnen palkakseen.
French	Le malheur poursuit ceux qui pèchent, Mais le bonheur récompense les justes.
German	Unglück verfolgt die Sünder; aber den Gerechten wird Gutes vergolten.
Haitian Creole	¶ Malè ap pousib moun k'ap fè sa ki mal. Men, moun ki mache dwat ap jwenn bon rekonpans.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Orang berdosa selalu dikejar-kejar kemalangan orang baik selalu menerima kebahagiaan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bahwa jahat itu mengejar akan orang yang berdosa, tetapi kepada orang yang benar dibalas kebajikan kelak.
Italian	La sventura perseguita i peccatori, il benessere ripagherà i giusti.
Maori	¶ Ka whai te kino i te hunga hara; ko te utu ia ki te hunga tika, he pai.
Norwegian	Ulykke forfølger syndere, men rettferdige lønnes med godt.
Portuguese	O mal persegue os pecadores; mas os justos são galardoados com o bem.
Rumanian	Nenorocirea urmqrewte pe cei ce pqcqtuiesc, dar cei neprihqniyi vor fi rqsplqtiyi cu fericire.
Russian	зТЕЫОЙЛПЧ РТЕУМЕДХЕФ ЪМП, Б РТБЧЕДОЙЛБН ЧПЪДБЕФУС ДПВТПН.
Spanish	El mal perseguirá a los pecadores, pero el bien recompensará a los justos.
Swedish	Syndare förföljas av olycka, men de rättfärdiga få till lön vad gott är.
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Derivations
	Words ending with "REWARDED": unrewarded. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"REWARDED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: rewarde, rewarder, rewelded. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "REWARDED" (pronounced ruwô"rdud or rēwô"rdud)
7	-u w ô" r d u d	awarded.
6	-w ô" r d u d	warded.
5	-ô" r d u d	accorded, afforded, boarded, corded, hoarded, prerecorded, recorded, sordid, unrecorded.
4	-r d u d	bearded, bombarded, carded, discarded, disregarded, guarded, larded, regarded, retarded, safeguarded, unguarded.
3	-d u d	abided, abounded, acceded, added, aided, alluded, amended, appended, applauded, apprehended, ascended, astounded, attended, avoided, backhanded, banded, barricaded, beaded, bedded, befriended, beheaded, bended, bladed, blended, blinded, blindfolded, blindsided, blockaded, blooded, bonded, bounded, braided, branded, breaded, broadsided, brooded, candid, cascaded, ceded, chided, clouded, coded, coincided, collided, colluded, commanded, commended, compounded, comprehended, conceded, concluded, confided, confounded, contended, corresponded, corroded, crowded, decided, deeded, defended, defrauded, degraded, deluded, demanded, denuded, depended, derided, descended, disbanded, dissuaded, distended, divided, downgraded, downloaded, dreaded, dumbfounded, eluded, embedded, encoded, ended, enshrouded, eroded, evaded, evenhanded, exceeded, excluded, expanded, expended, exploded, expounded, extended, extruded, exuded, faded, fended, feuded, fielded, flooded, folded, forwarded, founded, funded, gilded, glided, goaded, graded, grounded, guided, handed, hardheaded, headed, heeded, heralded, herded, homesteaded, hooded, hounded, imbedded, impeded, imploded, impounded, included, intended, interceded, intruded, invaded, jaded, kidded, landed, lauded, leaded, lightheaded, loaded, lopsided, masterminded, melded, mended, minded, misguided, molded, muddleheaded, needed, nodded, offended, outmoded, overcrowded, overextended, overfunded, overloaded, padded, paraded, persuaded, pervaded, pleaded, plodded, pounded, preceded, precluded, presided, pretended, prided, proceeded, prodded, propounded, provided, raided, railroaded, rebounded, receded, recommended, redheaded, refunded, reloaded, remanded, reminded, remolded, reprimanded, rescinded, resided, responded, rounded, sanded, scalded, scolded, seceded, secluded, seconded, seeded, serenaded, shaded, shepherded, shielded, shredded, shrouded, sided, skidded, sounded, spearheaded, speeded, splendid, stampeded, stranded, studded, subdivided, subsided, succeeded, superseded, surrounded, suspended, tended, threaded, traded, transcended, trended, unaided, unamended, unattended, unbounded, unbranded, undecided, underfunded, underhanded, undivided, unexploded, unfolded, unfounded, unfunded, unheeded, unheralded, unimpeded, unintended, unleaded, unloaded, unneeded, upbraided, upgraded, voided, wadded, waded, wedded, weeded, welded, wielded, winded, wooded, worded, wounded, wrongheaded, yielded.
6	-w ô" r d u d	awarded, warded.
5	-ô" r d u d	accorded, afforded, boarded, corded, hoarded, prerecorded, recorded, sordid, unrecorded.
4	-r d u d	bearded, bombarded, carded, discarded, disregarded, guarded, larded, regarded, retarded, safeguarded, unguarded.
3	-d u d	abided, abounded, acceded, added, aided, alluded, amended, appended, applauded, apprehended, ascended, astounded, attended, avoided, backhanded, banded, barricaded, beaded, bedded, befriended, beheaded, bended, bladed, blended, blinded, blindfolded, blindsided, blockaded, blooded, bonded, bounded, braided, branded, breaded, broadsided, brooded, candid, cascaded, ceded, chided, clouded, coded, coincided, collided, colluded, commanded, commended, compounded, comprehended, conceded, concluded, confided, confounded, contended, corresponded, corroded, crowded, decided, deeded, defended, defrauded, degraded, deluded, demanded, denuded, depended, derided, descended, disbanded, dissuaded, distended, divided, downgraded, downloaded, dreaded, dumbfounded, eluded, embedded, encoded, ended, enshrouded, eroded, evaded, evenhanded, exceeded, excluded, expanded, expended, exploded, expounded, extended, extruded, exuded, faded, fended, feuded, fielded, flooded, folded, forwarded, founded, funded, gilded, glided, goaded, graded, grounded, guided, handed, hardheaded, headed, heeded, heralded, herded, homesteaded, hooded, hounded, imbedded, impeded, imploded, impounded, included, intended, interceded, intruded, invaded, jaded, kidded, landed, lauded, leaded, lightheaded, loaded, lopsided, masterminded, melded, mended, minded, misguided, molded, muddleheaded, needed, nodded, offended, outmoded, overcrowded, overextended, overfunded, overloaded, padded, paraded, persuaded, pervaded, pleaded, plodded, pounded, preceded, precluded, presided, pretended, prided, proceeded, prodded, propounded, provided, raided, railroaded, rebounded, receded, recommended, redheaded, refunded, reloaded, remanded, reminded, remolded, reprimanded, rescinded, resided, responded, rounded, sanded, scalded, scolded, seceded, secluded, seconded, seeded, serenaded, shaded, shepherded, shielded, shredded, shrouded, sided, skidded, sounded, spearheaded, speeded, splendid, stampeded, stranded, studded, subdivided, subsided, succeeded, superseded, surrounded, suspended, tended, threaded, traded, transcended, trended, unaided, unamended, unattended, unbounded, unbranded, undecided, underfunded, underhanded, undivided, unexploded, unfolded, unfounded, unfunded, unheeded, unheralded, unimpeded, unintended, unleaded, unloaded, unneeded, upbraided, upgraded, voided, wadded, waded, wedded, weeded, welded, wielded, winded, wooded, worded, wounded, wrongheaded, yielded.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-e-r-r-w"
	-1 letter: redware.
	-2 letters: deader, dearer, drawee, drawer, reader, reared, redder, redear, redraw, redrew, reread, reward, wadder, warded, warder, warred, wearer, wedder.
	-3 letters: adder, dared, darer, dawed, dewar, dewed, dread, drear, dreed, eared, erred, rared, rawer, readd, reded, rewed, waded, wader, wared.
	-4 letters: awed, awee, dare, dead, dear, deed, deer, dere, draw, dree, drew, ewer, rare.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-e-r-r-w"
	+2 letters: unrewarded.
	+4 letters: underdrawers.
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