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Spotted vs Started - What's the difference?

spotted | started |

As verbs the difference between spotted and started

is that spotted is past tense of spot while started is past tense of start.

As an adjective spotted

is discoloured by spots; stained.

spotted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Discoloured by spots; stained.
  • (no comparative or superlative ) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).
    • the spotted hyena

    Synonyms

    * (discoloured by spots ): blotched, blotchy, stained, spotty

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spot)

    • Derived terms

    * spotted bowerbird * spotted cucumber * spotted dick * spotted dolphin * spotted eagle ray * spotted fever * spotted nothura * spotted redshank * spotted tree

    started

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (start)

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