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# etched

adjective (etched); verb past form of etch (etch, etches, etched, etching)

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

## Everyday

1. Etched means cut or scratched into a hard surface like glass, metal or stone, often with acid or a sharp tool, to make a picture or words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#m1)
2. If something is etched on your memory or face, it stays there clearly and does not go away: «The day was etched in my memory». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#m2)

### In the lessons

In art lessons, etching is a printmaking method where a picture is cut into a metal plate with acid. In stories, «worry was etched on his face» shows strong feelings that are easy to see. Phrases: «etched in glass», «etched in my memory», «etched on her face».

### Examples

- Their names were etched on the silver trophy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#x1)
- The window had a pattern etched into the glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#x2)
- The artist etched a picture onto a copper plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#x3)
- That holiday is etched in my memory forever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#x4)
- Fear was etched on the boy's face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#x5)
- Old graffiti was etched into the stone wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etched/#x6)

### Note

Past form adds -ed: etch → etched. Noun: etching (a picture made this way). «Etched in / on your memory» is a fixed phrase meaning you will never forget it.

## On Mova

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