adj
Meaning 1
That has died by drowning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a drowned rat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
drowned
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/dɹaʊnd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Northumbria: /dɹuːnd/
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rhymes with -aʊnd
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CMU ARPABET: D R AW1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of drown
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- She (was) drowned while trying to swim across the English Channel.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: غَرِيق (ḡarīq) — that has died by drowning
- Chinese Mandarin: 溺死的 — that has died by drowning
- Dutch: verdronken — that has died by drowning
- Finnish: hukkunut — that has died by drowning
- German: ertrunken — that has died by drowning
- Italian: annegato — that has died by drowning
- Latin: submersus — that has died by drowning
- Old English: bedofen — that has died by drowning
Real reading context