drowned

Meanings

• verb (past tense and past participle)

  Having been submerged in water or other liquid until no longer able to breathe or function.

  - "The swimmer was drowned in the deep sea."
  - "The victim drowned after falling into the river."

• adjective

  Dead as a result of being submerged in water or other liquid.

  - "The police found a drowned body in the lake."
  - "The fisherman reported that he had lost a drowned fish."

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Synonyms

flood , inundate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with drowned
sound , hound , round , bound , abound

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Homophones

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1. Drowned (English) : Past tense and past participle of the verb 'drown'
   

2. Drown (English) : To cause (someone or something) to be submerged in water or other liquid and unable to breathe, leading to death.
   

3. Brown (English) : A color.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of drowned that leads to same result
drown , drowned , drowning , drowns , like a drowned rat

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Forms

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Drowned (past tense and past participle of 'drown'), Drowns (third-person singular present tense of 'drown'), Drowns (first and second person present tense of 'drown'), Drowns (present participle of 'drown')

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Etymology

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Old English druncan, from druncen, past participle of druncian, to drown.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'drowned' is often used interchangeably with 'dead by drowning'.

2. The world record for the longest time spent underwater without breathing is held by Tom Sietas, who stayed submerged for 17 minutes, 52 seconds.

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Related Concepts

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1. Asphyxiation: The process of death caused by lack of oxygen to the brain and other vital organs.

2. Flood: An overflow of water that submerges land.

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Culture

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In literature, 'drowned' has been used as a metaphor for death and loss. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', the character Prospero uses the phrase 'drowned' to describe the state of his enemies. In art, there have been numerous depictions of drowned individuals, often used to convey a sense of tragedy or melancholy.

How to Memorize "drowned"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person struggling in water and eventually being submerged completely. Visualize the water covering their face and nose, preventing them from breathing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'drowned' with the image of a dead body floating in the water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the word 'DROWNED': Danger, Rise, Over, Never, Enter, Do.

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