drown /draun/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) get rid of as if by submerging
• (v.) die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
• (v.) kill by submerging in water

Chinese translation

• vi. 淹死
• vt. 把...淹死, 淹没

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/draun/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.68 · Super Rare

Word forms

drowned, drowning, drowns

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