veröffentlicht

Veröffentlicht is the past participle of the German verb veröffentlichen, meaning to publish or to make public. It denotes that something has been made accessible to the public. The term is used in everyday language as well as in journalism, publishing, science, and administration to indicate that a work, statement, or data set is now available publicly. It also serves as a form in compound tenses and in passive constructions.

As a verb form, veröffentlicht appears in various tenses: ich habe das Buch veröffentlicht (Perfekt) and er veröffentlichte den Bericht (Präteritum). In the passive: das Buch wurde veröffentlicht. As an adjective, it can describe a published work, for example: ein veröffentlichtes Manuskript, das veröffentlichte Werk. When used attributively before a noun with definite articles, the participle is declined (das veröffentlichte Manuskript); with indefinite articles, it becomes released as ein veröffentlichtes Manuskript.

Etymologically, veröffentlicht derives from veröffentlichen with the prefix ver-, which in German often signals a change of state or completion. The root relates to öffentlich (public) and the act of making something public.

In practice, veröffentlicht status appears in contexts such as press releases, academic publications, online articles, and software release notes. It contrasts with angekündigt (announced) or in Bearbeitung (in progress), indicating that the item has passed the publication stage and is publicly accessible. Related terms include Veröffentlichung (publication), Veröffentlichungsdatum (publication date), and Veröffentlichungsprozess (publication process).