potted

Describes something that is placed or grown in a pot; also used figuratively to mean condensed or summarized in a concise form.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt etwas, das in einen Topf gepflanzt oder in einem Topf aufbewahrt wird; außerdem wird es übertragen für eine gedrängte oder kurz gefasste Darstellung verwendet.

1. Grown in a container A2 formal

   Describes a plant that is cultivated in a pot rather than in the ground.

   • She bought a potted fern for her office desk.
   • Potted herbs are easy to maintain on a kitchen windowsill.
   • The garden center has a wide selection of potted flowers.

   🇩🇪Im Topf gezogen

   Antonyme: fieldgardengroundoutdoorplantedwild

2. Preserved in a sealed container B1 formal

   Refers to food that has been cooked and sealed in a pot, jar, or can to preserve it.

   • We had potted shrimp as a starter at the pub.
   • Potted meat was a common provision for long sea voyages.
   • She made potted crab using a traditional recipe.

   🇩🇪Eingemacht

   Synonyme: cannedpreservedtinned

3. Condensed or shortened B2 informal british

   A British informal term for a version of a story, book, or article that has been made shorter or summarized.

   • He read a potted history of the war before the exam.
   • The magazine published a potted version of the novel.
   • She gave a potted summary of the meeting for those who arrived late.

   🇩🇪Gekürzt

   Synonyme: abridgedbriefconciseshortened

   Antonyme: completeexpandedextendedfulllongunabridged

• more potted comparative form
• most potted superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of placing something into a pot, or in sports, to score or sink a ball into a pocket or hole.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das das Setzen oder Einpflanzen von etwas in einen Topf bezeichnet, sowie im Sport das Einlochen oder Versenken des Balls in eine Tasche oder ein Loch.

1. Plant in a pot B1 formal

   To place a plant into a container filled with soil for growing.

   • She potted the seedlings in small containers.
   • He potted the rose bush in a large ceramic pot.
   • They spent the afternoon potting herbs on the balcony.

   🇩🇪In einen Topf pflanzen

2. Shoot (informal) C1 informal

   To shoot at something, especially in a casual or unskilled manner.

   • He potted a rabbit while hunting in the woods.
   • The soldier potted at the target from a distance.
   • They spent the afternoon potting at tin cans.

   🇩🇪Schießen (informell)

   Synonyme: blastfireplugpopshoot

3. Score (in billiards/snooker) B2 informal

   To hit a ball into a pocket in games like billiards or snooker.

   • He potted the black ball to win the game.
   • She potted three balls in a row.
   • The player skillfully potted the red ball into the corner pocket.

   🇩🇪Einlochen (Billard/Snooker)

   Synonyme: dropholepocketsink

• potted past participle
• potted past simple
• potting present participle
• pots third person singular