shaped

American

[sheypt] / ʃeɪpt /

adjective

of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).

a U-shaped driveway.
designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour.

a shaped garment.
Furniture. having other than a plane surface.

-shaped British

/ ʃeɪpt /

combining form

having the shape of

an L-shaped room
a pear-shaped figure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

well-shaped adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaped

First recorded in 1530–40; shape + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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The standout in its portfolio is Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s drug co-developed with Eisai, which has shaped into Biogen’s newest blockbuster medicine.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

That excitement is because it is one of those titles that quietly shaped every period drama and miniseries that came after it.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

If geography is destiny, the Great Plain has shaped the history of warfare here for centuries.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Dictionaries had long belonged to scholars of language and literature, but modern life was increasingly shaped by science, and its vocabulary needed explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

With a heavy sigh I held up one of the cardboard cutouts shaped like a cell phone.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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