Words / A2

PAKT/pækt/

Packed means very full: a packed train, packed lunch (food you take), the hall was packed. Full is the everyday cousin; packed feels “no space left”. Empty is the opposite. Pack is the verb; packed is also the past of pack. Do not write packed when you mean packet, or parked.

Meaning

Very full of people or things.

Examples

• “The train was packed, so we stood by the door.”
• “The Saturday market was packed by ten o’clock.”
• “Take a packed lunch if the café might be closed.”

Good to know

a packed train / packed lunch. Cousin: full. Verb: pack. Mix-up: parked, packet.

Near in meaning

full

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