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✳️ Marked with asterisk ⭐ Saved or favorited
starred

starred

3.7
A user marks an item to save it for later online
  • adjective
  • /stɑrd/
  • Texting
translation icon : favorito
  • Her favorite articles are all starred in the reading list for easy access.

So I landed yesterday and I open up my Yelp app and I swear every starred thing on Yelp was a pub.

Examples

  • So I landed yesterday and I open up my Yelp app and I swear every starred thing on Yelp was a pub.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • And the thing we didn't know we needed, Larry David turned out to be the star of Fashion Week when he showed up to the starred spring show and did this.

  • I found a great recipe on my cooking app, so I starred it for future reference.

  • After browsing through the playlist, I starred the songs I liked best.

Synonyms

to star
vsstarred
  • Texting
19 2.7

To mark something as important or saved by clicking an icon

is the state that follows marking rather than the action
to favorite
vsstarred
  • Texting
2 2.7

Mark a post with a heart or star to save it

is used to save or bookmark items rather than to express approval

How Saved

pin
  • Texting
20 3.0
to favorite
  • Texting
2 2.7
starred
  • Texting
3.7
bookmark
  • Texting
9 2.6

Surface Forms

starred positive

Morphology

starred = star (transparent) = star + ed

Derived from the verb 'star' (to mark or favourite) with the past-participle/adjectival '-ed', matching the online usage of 'starred' items.

Etymology

Starred comes from the same idea of a star used as a small icon you can click to mark something 'saved' or a 'favorite' online, like starring a project on GitHub. So a starred item in an app is one you have highlighted to find again or keep.