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# empowered

adjective (empowered, more empowered); past form of empower (empower, empowers, empowered, empowering)

«empowered» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Feeling strong, confident and in control of your life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#m1)
2. Given the power, right or permission to do something, especially officially: «The police are empowered to arrest». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school and personal development: pupils feel empowered when they have a voice (school council, choosing projects). In law and news: officials empowered to make decisions. Phrases: «feel empowered», «empowered to do», «empowered by».

### Examples

- Learning to swim made Amy feel empowered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#x1)
- The school council is empowered to choose new games for the yard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#x2)
- Police officers are empowered to stop cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#x3)
- Speaking up in class left him feeling empowered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#x4)
- The judge is empowered to decide the case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#x5)
- Girls in the club felt empowered to try coding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb «empower». Noun: «empowerment». Common in modern talk about confidence; a little formal. «Empowered to do something» = allowed and able to do it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «empowered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empowered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«empowered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/empowered.html) on Mova free.