Basic Details
Word: Aired
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Broadcast on television or radio; also, let fresh air into a room or clothes, or expressed an opinion openly. It is the past tense of air.
Synonyms: broadcast, shown, expressed, ventilated
Antonyms: hidden, suppressed
How to Spell Aired
Syllables: aired
Tricky part: It is simply air + ed, said as one beat. Students sometimes drop the e (aird) or double the r (airred).
Watch out for: aird, airred, ayred
Memory tip: Air + ed. Whatever was aired had air pass over it, whether through the airwaves or an open window.
Idioms and Phrases
- air your dirty laundry in public: to discuss private problems where others can hear. Example: "The two neighbours aired their dirty laundry in public at the society meeting."
Usage Examples
Example 1: The interview with the astronaut was aired on the radio this morning.
Example 2: Amma aired the blankets on the terrace after the long monsoon.
Example 3: Several parents aired their worries about the new bus timings.
Fun Fact
An airing cupboard, found in many British homes, is a warm cupboard where washed clothes are left to air, which means to dry out fully and lose any damp smell.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word aired as used in the sentence:
At the meeting, the shopkeepers aired their complaints about the broken streetlights.
a) hid
b) ignored
c) expressed
d) solved
Show answer
c) expressed. To air a complaint is to express it openly.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The final episode of the popular cartoon series was aird on television last Sunday evening, and the whole colony stayed indoors to watch it.
a) colony
b) popular
c) aird
d) episode
Show answer
c) aird. Add ed to air in full: the e cannot be left out.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The cricket match will be dreia live on the sports channel tonight.
a) dared
b) dried
c) raided
d) aired
Show answer
d) aired. Dared has no i, dried has no a and raided is a letter too long, so the answer is aired.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In The programme was aired last night, aired means ____.
a) repaired
b) recorded
c) cancelled
d) broadcast
Show answer
d) broadcast
2. When you air a room, you ____.
a) open the windows to let fresh air in
b) switch off the lights
c) lock the door
d) paint the walls
Show answer
a) open the windows to let fresh air in
