paid
paid — verb
1. the form of pay used for past time, and also after have, has, or had.
the form of pay used for past time, and also after have, has, or had.
Marcus paid for the noodles before the movie started.
paid for + noun in simple past
We paid the driver in cash at the end.
paid + person + in cash
By noon, Lena had paid every school fee online.
The shop paid Mia back after the broken lamp arrived.
Our team paid too much for the last-minute train tickets.
- owed
means the money was still due rather than already given
文法句型
paid + object
paid for + noun
have/has/had paid + object
用法筆記
This form covers both a finished past action and the participle use after have, has, or had. For money meanings, English normally spells it paid; payed is kept for special rope and ship uses.
常見錯誤
paid — adjective
1. done in return for money, or done by someone who receives money for doing it.
done in return for money, or done by someone who receives money for doing it.
Eva found paid work at a bakery near the station.
paid + work for a job that gives money
The museum offered paid training for local college students.
paid + training
After two years of volunteer work, Jun finally got a paid job.
Parents can take paid leave when a new baby arrives.
Unlike the club helpers, the coach was a paid worker.
- salaried
more formal; usually suggests regular work with a salary
- waged
mainly used in labor or economic discussion, especially in compounds
- compensated
formal; focuses on receiving payment, sometimes including expenses
文法句型
paid + work/job/leave
paid + training/internship
用法筆記
Usually follows nouns like work, job, leave, holiday, training, or internship. Distinguish from adjective/2, which is mainly used in compounds such as well-paid and low-paid to show the level of pay.
常見錯誤
2. used with words like well, badly, highly, or low to show how much money a job or
used with words like well, badly, highly, or low to show how much money a job or worker gets.
The airline is hiring well-paid engineers for night shifts.
well-paid + noun
Many low-paid workers cannot rent homes near the city center.
low-paid + noun
Her brother left a badly paid job at the car wash.
The report compared highly paid managers with part-time cleaners.
In that town, teaching is not a poorly paid profession.
- well-paid
shows that the pay is high
- poorly paid
shows that the pay is low or unfair
- low-paid
common before a noun in social and work discussion
文法句型
well-paid + noun
low-paid + noun
badly paid + noun
highly paid + noun
用法筆記
Almost always follows an adverb before a noun, especially in forms like well-paid, badly paid, low-paid, and highly paid. Distinguish from adjective/1, which only says money is given at all, not how much.