stored
/stɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈɔrd] /stɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈɔrd] /ˈstȯr How to pronounce store (audio)/ (ame, mw)
stored — verb
- storedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- storeds3rd person singular
- storeding-ing form
- storededpast simple
1. past tense and past participle of store; placed something into a container, room
past tense and past participle of store; placed something into a container, room, or device so that it can be used or accessed later.
Esme stored her winter coats in the attic until November came around.
store + object + in + place
The bakery stored extra flour and sugar in metal bins behind the kitchen.
passive-ready: items + stored + in + container
Ravindra stored his grandmother's letters inside a small wooden box on the shelf.
Wedding photos were stored on a memory card that Manuela kept in her drawer.
Nkechi stored the leftover soup in glass jars and put them in the fridge.
- kept
more general; doesn't imply a dedicated storage place
- saved
emphasises preserving for later; common for digital files
- stockpiled
large quantities gathered against future shortage
文法句型
store + object + in/on/at + place
用法筆記
Frequently passive when the agent is unknown or unimportant ('data is stored on the server'). Object is typically a physical thing (food, clothes, books) or digital content (photos, files, records).
常見錯誤
stored — adjective
- storedpositive
- storedercomparative
- storedestsuperlative
1. describing something that is being kept in a place, container, or computer syste
describing something that is being kept in a place, container, or computer system so it can be used at a later time.
Hui copied the stored files from her old laptop onto a small portable drive.
attributive: stored + noun (files, data)
The bakery used stored flour from last summer to make the autumn fruit tarts.
Sivan checked the stored grain in the barn for any sign of damp or mold.
All videos are stored on a cloud server that only Tamás can access.
- saved
common for digital content; emphasises preservation
- warehoused
specifically about large goods in a warehouse setting
- preserved
implies treatment to prevent spoiling, not just placement
文法句型
stored + noun
be stored
用法筆記
Common attributively with digital nouns (stored data, stored files, stored procedures) and with physical goods set aside in bulk (stored grain, stored fuel, stored energy). The predicative use ('the data is stored…') focuses on location or state.
常見錯誤
2. describing food or goods bought ready-made from a shop, instead of being grown,
describing food or goods bought ready-made from a shop, instead of being grown, made, or prepared at home.
Christopher preferred home-baked bread to the stored loaves wrapped in plastic at the supermarket.
contrast: home-made vs stored (shop-bought)
Élise refused to serve stored pasta sauce, insisting on a fresh tomato base she made herself.
contrast: stored (shop-bought) vs home-made
Abigail's home-baked cookies tasted far richer than the stored ones from the corner shop.
Roya's grandmother said no stored yogurt from the dairy shop could match her home recipe.
- store-bought
modern equivalent; far more common in American English
- shop-bought
British equivalent of store-bought
- ready-made
broader; includes any pre-prepared product
- home-made
prepared at home rather than purchased
- home-grown
raised at home rather than purchased
文法句型
stored + noun (food/goods)
用法筆記
Mostly American and informal. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always contrasts with 'home-made' or 'home-grown', not with 'discarded'. 'Store-bought' is more common today; 'stored' in this sense is older or rural.