shipped
shipped — verb
- shippedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- shippeds3rd person singular
- shippeding-ing form
- shippededpast simple
1. past simple and past participle of 'ship', used when goods or products are sent
past simple and past participle of 'ship', used when goods or products are sent or transported from one place to another
Beatriz shipped the package to her cousin in Mexico last week.
past simple: finished action at a specific time
The tech company shipped version 3.0 of its video software in early January.
past simple: releasing a product to the market
The bookstore has already shipped all the textbooks that students ordered online.
The new lab equipment was shipped directly from the factory in Taichung.
The warehouse had already shipped the replacement parts before the customer called.
- sent
more general — 'sent' covers any method of dispatch, while 'shipped' often implies commercial transport
- dispatched
more formal — used in official or business contexts
- received
opposite direction — if goods are shipped out, they are received by someone
文法句型
ship + object + to/from + place
用法筆記
As a past simple form, 'shipped' describes a finished action at a specific time in the past. As a past participle, it combines with 'have' for perfect tenses (has shipped, had shipped) or with 'be' for passive constructions (was shipped, were shipped). Frequently used in passive voice because the focus is often on the goods rather than the person who sent them.