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drowned
UK
/draʊnd/
US
/draʊnd/
UK
/draʊnd/
US
/draʊnd/
Translations
The drowned sailor was found near the shore.
Утонувший моряк был найден у берега.
Definitions
The drowned fields were unusable after the heavy rains.
She felt drowned in sorrow after hearing the news.
They found the drowned sailors washed up on the shore.
Synonyms
asphyxiated (by water)
suffocated (by water)
drowned
pl
UK
/draʊnd/
US
/draʊnd/
Used mainly in the plural phrase “the drowned” to refer to people who have died by drowning.
Definitions
Rescuers combed the river in search of the drowned.
Authorities have identified the drowned recovered from the lake yesterday.
Synonyms
asphyxiation-by-submersion victim
drowning victim
drowned person
drowned victim
drowned body
drowned man
drowned woman
drowning fatality
submerged corpse
water casualty
drowned
Past Simple
drowned
Past Simple
drowned
Past Participle
drowning
Gerund
UK
/draʊn/
US
/draʊn/
Translations
She tried to drown her sorrows in alcohol.
Она пыталась топить свои печали в алкоголе.
He began to drown in the deep water.
Он начал тонуть в глубокой воде.
Additional translations
Definitions
He drowned after falling off the boat during the storm.
The villain attempted to drown the hero in the river.
The heavy rain drowned the fields, causing a flood.
She felt like she was drowning in paperwork at the office.
The loud music drowned out their conversation.
drowned
Used attributively or predicatively, e.g. "drowned sailors".
Definitions
The rescuers recovered several drowned victims from the river.
Definitions
Lifeguards spotted the drowning swimmer and rushed to help.