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deserted

/dɪˈzɜː.tɪd/

/dɪˈzɝː.tɪd/

desertedpast participle

/dɪˈzɜːtɪd/

/dɪˈzɜrtɪd/

Functions solely as an adjective derived from the past participle of the verb “desert”.

Translations

déserté

The once bustling town was now a deserted wasteland.

L’ancienne ville animée était maintenant une friche désertée.

Additional translations

abandonnéSe dit d’un lieu ou d’une personne laissés sans soutien ou sans présence.

délaisséNuance plus littéraire ou affective.

Definitions

Abandoned or uninhabited, especially of a place.

The once bustling town was now a deserted wasteland.

Empty of people; lacking inhabitants.

The streets were deserted late at night, with not a soul in sight.

Left without the people, support, or care that had previously been present; forsaken.

The kitten lay deserted in the empty box.

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Antonyms

desertverb

deserted

Past Simple

deserted

Past Simple

deserted

Past Participle

deserting

ing-form

/dɪˈzɜːt/

/dɪˈzɝːt/

(homograph)

Translations

déserter

He decided to desert the army and flee the country.

Il a décidé de déserter l'armée et de fuir le pays.

Additional translations

abandonnerQuand il s'agit de quitter une personne, une cause ou un lieu.

Definitions

To abandon a person, cause, or organization in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

He decided to desert the army and flee the country.

To leave a place, causing it to appear empty.

As the storm approached, the beachgoers began to desert the shore.

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Antonyms

desertnoun

Definitions

A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.

A desolate or forsaken place or situation.

The abandoned town felt like a desert of human activity.

A reward or punishment that is considered to be deserved in view of one's actions, usually appearing in the plural form "deserts".

At last the villain received his just deserts.

desertadjective

Definitions

Relating to, typical of, or found in a desert; arid and barren.

The cactus is well adapted to the desert environment.