careered
past simple and past participle ofcareer
career
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/kəˈrɪər/us/kəˈrɪr/(especiallyof avehicle) tomovefastand in a way that is out ofcontrol:
Thecoachcareereddownaslopeandcollidedwith abank.
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Examplesofcareered
careered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We remember how she took her firmly by the hand andcareeredonward with breathless speed and landed exhausted at her destination.
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I have felt that the whole process of nationalisation hascareeredalong madly in a vacuum.
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Has not the project almostcareeredout of control because of the 56 design changes that have been made?
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Itcareeredfor 100 m, well ahead of the crash barrier.
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The project has certainly not "careeredout of control".
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As a result of that sudden action by the driver, the carcareeredat 70 mph across the middle of the road, through a hedge and into a tree.
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She was thrown out of a window and on to the platform as the rear carriage became detached andcareeredalong the platform before becoming wedged under the station canopy.
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Yet the vehicle left the road some 30 m before the beginning of the crash harrier andcareereddown the embankment in a way that surprised all of us.
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American born was first inspired by hiscareeredinventor uncle, who showed him the wonders of small inventions and experimentation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Isy passed the fence,careeredpast a warehouse and hid in the river.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The wagonscareereddowngrade and eventually derailed.
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- strange place
- stranger
- stranger things have happened
- stranger-things-have-happened
- strange sound
- strange surroundings
- strange thing
- strangle
- strangle-at-birth
- strangled
- stranglehold
- strangler
- strangle something at birth
- strangle sth at birth
- strangle-sth-at-birth
- strangling
- strangulate
- strangulated
- strangulation
- strap
- strap-in
- strapless
- strapline
- strapped
- strapped-for