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Definition of feature verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

feature

verb
 
/ˈfiːtʃə(r)/
 
/ˈfiːtʃər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they feature
 
/ˈfiːtʃə(r)/
 
/ˈfiːtʃər/
he / she / it features
 
/ˈfiːtʃəz/
 
/ˈfiːtʃərz/
past simple featured
 
/ˈfiːtʃəd/
 
/ˈfiːtʃərd/
past participle featured
 
/ˈfiːtʃəd/
 
/ˈfiːtʃərd/
-ing form featuring
 
/ˈfiːtʃərɪŋ/
 
/ˈfiːtʃərɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] to include a particular person or thing as a special feature
    • feature somebody/something as somebody/something The film features Cary Grant as a professor.
    • feature somebody/something The latest model features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm.
    • a new Star Wars movie featuring the original actors
    • be featured in/on something The actress was featured on the cover of Time magazine last month.
    • Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks.
    Extra Examples
    • His movies typically featured torrid romances.
    • His work is featured in a special documentary tonight.
    • The school has been featured on television.
    • The film features Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • regularly
    • rarely
    • frequently
    phrases
    • be featured in something
    • be featured on something
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  2. [intransitive] to have an important part in something
    • feature in something Olive oil and garlic feature prominently in his recipes.
    • feature on something Several local musicians featured on the album.
    • Reading over his past speeches, you'll see that housing, public health and education feature strongly.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • heavily
    • highly
    • largely
    preposition
    • in
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  3. Word Originlate 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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