drowned

UK
/draʊnd/
US
/draʊnd/

Translations

drownedadjective
UK
/draʊnd/
US
/draʊnd/
The drowned sailor was found near the shore.
Утонувший моряк был найден у берега.
Synonyms
drownednoun
drowned
pl
UK
/draʊnd/
US
/draʊnd/
Used mainly in the plural phrase “the drowned” to refer to people who have died by drowning.
Synonyms
asphyxiation-by-submersion victim
drowning victim
drowned person
drowned victim
drowned body
drowned man
drowned woman
drowning fatality
submerged corpse
water casualty
drownverb

drowned

Past Simple

drowned
Past Simple
drowned
Past Participle
drowning
Gerund
UK
/draʊn/
US
/draʊn/
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
drownpast participle

drowned

Used attributively or predicatively, e.g. "drowned sailors".

Definitions

drownedadjective
Submerged or inundated with water or another liquid.
The drowned fields were unusable after the heavy rains.
Overcome or overwhelmed by an emotion, situation, or influence.
She felt drowned in sorrow after hearing the news.
Having died through submersion in and inhalation of water.
They found the drowned sailors washed up on the shore.
drownednoun
People who have died by drowning.
Rescuers combed the river in search of the drowned.
A person who has died by drowning.
Authorities have identified the drowned recovered from the lake yesterday.
drownverb
To die by being submerged in water and unable to breathe.
He drowned after falling off the boat during the storm.
To kill by submerging in water.
The villain attempted to drown the hero in the river.
To overwhelm or cover completely, especially with a liquid.
The heavy rain drowned the fields, causing a flood.
To be overwhelmed by a large amount of something.
She felt like she was drowning in paperwork at the office.
To make a sound inaudible by producing a louder noise.
The loud music drowned out their conversation.
drownpast participle
Having died from suffocation in water; completely submerged or covered.
The rescuers recovered several drowned victims from the river.