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drown

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Death, Water, Colours & soundsdrowndrown /draʊn/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]MXTTW to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way Many people drowned when the boat overturned. Jane was drowned in the river.drown yourself Depressed, Peter tried to drown himself.2 (also drown out) [transitive]C if a loud noise drowns out another sound, it prevents it from being heard A train blew its whistle and drowned his voice. The noise of the battle was drowned out by his aircraft’s engine. 3 [transitive]COVERLIQUID to cover something, especially food, with more liquid than is necessary or nicedrown something in something The fish was drowned in a rich sauce.4 [intransitive, transitive] to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal withdrown in Relief agencies are drowning in frustration. The country is drowning in debt. 5 → drown your sorrows→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdrown• I was almost drowned a dozen times; was nearly boiled alive and just missed being cremated.• He nearly drowned before friends rescued him.• I was drowned in the Old Woman Fork at the age of twenty-nine.• The floods drowned scores of livestock.drown yourself• But one night Hilda drowned herself in the lake, just as she had threatened to do.Origin drown (1200-1300) Probably from a Scandinavian language
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Verb table
drown
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theydrown
he, she, itdrowns
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theydrowned
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave drowned
he, she, ithas drowned
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad drowned
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill drown
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have drowned
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam drowning
he, she, itis drowning
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you, we, theyare drowning
Past
I, he, she, itwas drowning
you, we, theywere drowning
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been drowning
he, she, ithas been drowning
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been drowning
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be drowning
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been drowning
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