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Word feature
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfiːtʃə(r) / NAmE / ˈfiːtʃər /
Example
  • the film features cary grant as a professor.
  • the latest model features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm.
  • many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks.
  • olive oil and garlic feature prominently in his recipes.
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(verb)BrE / ˈfiːtʃə(r) / NAmE / ˈfiːtʃər /
  1. to include a particular person or thing as a special feature
    • The film features Cary Grant as a professor.
    • The latest model features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm.
    • Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks.
  2. to have an important part in something
    • Olive oil and garlic feature prominently in his recipes.

    Extra Examples

    • Garlic features prominently in her recipes.
    • His movies typically featured torrid romances.
    • His work is featured in a special documentary tonight.
    • Reading over his past speeches, you’ll see that housing, public health and education feature strongly.
    • The school has been featured on television.
    • Women’s magazines regularly feature diets and exercise regimes.
    • The film features Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they feature
    • he / she / it features
    • past simple featured
    • past participle featured
    • -ing form featuring

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (originally denoting the form or proportions of the body, or a physical feature): from Old French faiture ‘form’, from Latin factura ‘formation, manufacture’, from facere ‘do, make’.
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