drown
gb/dɹˈaʊn/ us/dɹˈaʊn/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 8100
vízbe fullad, megfullad, vízbe fojt, eláraszt, agyonönt, elnyom, belefullad, nyakig ül valamiben
KITENZI
B1
1
vízbe fullad
B1
megfullad
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to drown
Two swimmers almost drowned when the current pulled them out to sea.
Két úszó majdnem vízbe fulladt, amikor az áramlat kisodorta őket a nyílt tengerre.
He fell through the ice and drowned before help could arrive.
Beszakadt alatta a jég, és vízbe fulladt, mielőtt segítség érkezhetett volna.
Children can drown in just a few inches of water.
Several migrants drowned while trying to cross the river at night.
She learned to swim after seeing a friend drown in a pool as a child.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Be careful in deep water, or you may drown.
Légy óvatos a mély vízben, különben megfulladhatsz.
He could not swim, and he drowned in the river.
Nem tudott úszni, és megfulladt a folyóban.
The boy fell into the pool and nearly drowned.
Lifeguards watch the beach so people do not drown.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes say *"He is drowned"* when they mean *"He is drowning"* (still in danger). *"He drowned"* describes a completed action (he died). Another common confusion is using *drown* instead of *sink*; boats and objects *sink*, but people *drown*.
Maana
die from being under water
Miunganiko ya maneno
nearly drown
|risk drowning
|drown at sea
|drown in a lake
|save [someone] from drowning
|watch for signs of drowning
Visawe
suffocate (More general; can be from lack of air in any situation, not only in water.)
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perish (More formal and general; not specific to water.)
Vinyume
survive (Emphasizes not dying in a dangerous situation such as deep water.)
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be rescued (Focuses on being saved by someone before drowning happens.)
Mada
health
|emergencies
|nature
Ufafanuzi
To die because you stay under water and cannot breathe.
To die because your mouth and nose are under water or another liquid and you cannot breathe.
KITENZI
B2
2
vízbe fojt
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to drown [someone/something]
The villain tried to drown the hero in the bathtub.
A gazember megpróbálta vízbe fojtani a hőst a fürdőkádban.
He admitted that he drowned the unwanted puppies in a bucket of water.
Beismerte, hogy a nem kívánt kiskutyákat egy vödör vízbe fojtotta.
In some horror stories, a ghost is said to drown anyone who swims in the lake at night.
She walked into the sea and tried to drown herself.
The farmer was accused of drowning dozens of animals during the flood.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The man tried to drown his wife in the pool.
A férfi megpróbálta vízbe fojtani a feleségét a medencében.
Long ago, people sometimes drowned witches in rivers.
Régen az emberek néha folyóba fojtották a boszorkányokat.
He saved the dog before the waves could drown it.
The movie shows a killer who drowns his victims.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes avoid the transitive use and say *"He made her drown"* instead of *"He drowned her"*. In English, it is natural to say *"He drowned her"* when he caused her death in water.
Maana
kill by holding under water
Miunganiko ya maneno
drown the kittens
|try to drown [someone]
|drown herself in the river
|deliberately drown
|attempted to drown his wife
|drown the puppies at birth
Visawe
kill (Very general; does not specify that death is by water.)
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suffocate (General term for causing death by stopping breathing; not limited to water but can include drowning.)
Vinyume
save (Focuses on preventing someone from dying, for example by pulling them from the water.)
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rescue (Highlights actively bringing someone out of danger of drowning.)
Mada
violence
|crime
|emergencies
|health
|animals
Ufafanuzi
To kill a person or animal by holding them under water so they cannot breathe.
To cause a person or animal to die by keeping them under water or another liquid so they cannot breathe.
KITENZI
B2
3
eláraszt
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to drown [something] in [liquid]
Heavy rain drowned the fields in muddy water.
A heves eső iszapos vízzel árasztotta el a földeket.
The lower floors were drowned in sewage when the pipes burst.
Amikor a csövek szétrepedtek, szennyvíz árasztotta el az alsó szinteket.
The boat shed was completely drowned by the rising tide.
A river of molten lava drowned the village within minutes.
The basement was drowned in brown floodwater after the storm.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The storm drowned the streets in water.
A vihar vízzel árasztotta el az utcákat.
The river rose and drowned the fields.
A folyó megáradt, és elárasztotta a földeket.
Water from the broken pipe drowned the kitchen floor.
After the rain, the campsite was drowned in mud.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners usually use *flood* here and may not realize *drown* can also describe places and objects being covered in liquid. Both are possible, but *flood* is more common for neutral descriptions; *drown* can sound a bit more dramatic.
Maana
cover or flood with liquid
Miunganiko ya maneno
streets were drowned in water
|fields were drowned by the flood
|drown the crops in chemicals
|drowned in blood
|the engine was drowned in oil
|villages drowned by the rising river
Visawe
flood (Very close in meaning; more commonly used for land and large areas filled with water.)
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soak (Emphasizes being very wet, but not always completely covered or ruined.)
Vinyume
drain (Means to remove liquid from something so it is no longer covered or filled.)
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dry out (Focuses on becoming dry after being wet or flooded.)
Mada
nature
|weather
|home
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
To fill or cover something with water or other liquid so it is under the liquid or damaged.
To cover or fill something completely with water or another liquid, often so that it is submerged, damaged, or cannot function.
KITENZI
B2
4
agyonönt
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to drown [something] in [liquid]
Please don't drown my fries in ketchup.
Kérlek, ne öntsd agyon a sült krumplimat ketchuppal.
He drowned his pancakes in maple syrup.
Juharsziruppal öntötte agyon a palacsintáit.
They drowned the flowers in fertilizer and killed them.
The chef tends to drown everything in garlic butter.
She drowned the stain in cleaning fluid before washing the shirt.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He likes to drown his salad in oil.
Szereti olajjal agyonönteni a salátáját.
She drowned the rice in soy sauce.
Szójaszósszal öntötte agyon a rizst.
Don’t drown the plants in water.
They drowned the meat in spicy sauce.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may think *drown* can only be used for people and animals. It is also common and natural to say things like *"drown the salad in dressing"* when there is too much liquid.
Maana
cover with too much liquid
Miunganiko ya maneno
drown your salad in dressing
|drown it in sauce
|drown my fries in ketchup
|drown the plants in pesticide
|drowned the cake in chocolate
|drown the pasta in cream
Visawe
smother (Often used with food to mean cover it thickly, not always with liquid.)
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soak (Focuses on making something very wet, not always with the idea of "too much.")
Vinyume
lightly dress (Common with salads, meaning to add only a small amount of liquid dressing.)
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sprinkle (To add only a small amount of liquid or small pieces, the opposite of drowning something in it.)
Mada
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
To put too much sauce, water, or other liquid on something so it is covered.
To cover something, especially food or an object, with so much liquid that it is heavily or unpleasantly coated.
KITENZI
B2
5
elnyom
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to drown (out) [a sound]
Her speech was drowned by the roar of the crowd.
A beszédét elnyomta a tömeg zúgása.
The sound of the train drowned out their conversation.
A vonat zaja elnyomta a beszélgetésüket.
The music from the bar downstairs drowned his voice on the phone.
Thunder drowned out the last lines of the outdoor concert.
The announcer’s words were drowned by boos from the audience.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The loud traffic drowned his voice.
A hangos forgalom elnyomta a hangját.
The music was so loud that it drowned out our talk.
Olyan hangos volt a zene, hogy elnyomta a beszélgetésünket.
Her words were drowned by the airplane noise.
The rain on the roof drowned out the TV.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes say *"covered the sound"* or *"blocked the sound"* instead of *"drowned out the sound"*. Also, *drown* alone is less common than the phrasal verb *drown out* in this sense.
Maana
make another sound inaudible
Miunganiko ya maneno
drown out the noise
|drown out the music
|drowned by the traffic
|drowned by applause
|drown out her voice
|drowned by the cheers
Visawe
overpower (Can describe one sound being much stronger than another; also used more widely for non-sound contexts.)
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muffle (Means to make a sound quieter, not necessarily completely covered by a louder sound.)
Vinyume
amplify (To make a sound louder so that it is more easily heard, the opposite of being drowned out.)
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make audible (To make something able to be heard instead of hidden by other sounds.)
Mada
sound
|communication
Ufafanuzi
To be so loud that another sound cannot be heard.
To make another sound difficult or impossible to hear because your sound is much louder.
KITENZI
B2
6
Muundo wa matumizi:
to drown (in) [things/problems]
I'm drowning in emails and missed calls this week.
Ezen a héten elárasztanak az e-mailek és a nem fogadott hívások.
Many students feel they are drowning in debt after graduation.
Sok diák úgy érzi, hogy a diploma megszerzése után belefullad az adósságba.
She was drowning in grief after the sudden loss of her father.
The small team was drowning in orders they couldn’t fill.
Don’t drown him in information on his first day.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I am drowning in work this month.
Ebben a hónapban belefulladok a munkába.
They are drowning in debt after the bad year.
A rossz év után nyakig ülnek az adósságban.
She feels she is drowning in problems.
He drowned his new assistant in too many tasks.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may take this expression literally and think water is involved. In *"drown in work"* or *"drown in debt"*, it is only figurative: it means you have too much of something. Also, avoid *"I am drown in work"*; the correct form is *"I am drowning in work"*.
Maana
overwhelm with too much of something
Miunganiko ya maneno
drown in debt
|drown in paperwork
|drown in emails
|drown in work
|drown somebody in details
|drown in grief
Visawe
overwhelm (Very close in meaning; used for both tasks and emotions.)
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swamp (Informal; often used about having too much work or too many tasks.)
Vinyume
manage (To handle a situation successfully, the opposite of feeling drowned by it.)
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cope (To deal with problems without being overwhelmed.)
Mada
work
|money
|emotions
Ufafanuzi
To have or give so much work, debt, or feeling that it is too much to handle.
To be overwhelmed by, or to overwhelm someone with, a very large amount of something such as work, problems, or strong feelings.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
drown
IPA
GB/dɹˈaʊn/
US/dɹˈaʊn/
Silabi na mkazo
drown (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (drown)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: drown
- 3rd Person Singular: drowns
- Present Participle: drowning
- Past: drowned
Familia ya neno
Forms
drowns
verb
drowning
verb
drowned
verb
Semi
drown in
1/dɹˈaʊn ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
be overwhelmed by too much
To have so much work, debt, or another thing that you feel it is too much and hard to control.
Mifano
- We’re drowning in paperwork after the new regulations.
- Many families are drowning in medical bills.
- The support team is drowning in requests today.
drown out
1/dɹˈaʊn ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
make another sound inaudible
To be so loud that another sound cannot be heard, or can hardly be heard.
Mifano
- The plane flying overhead drowned out their conversation.
- Turn up the radio to drown out the noise from the street.
- Her laughter drowned out the end of his story.
drown your sorrows
1/dɹˈaʊn jˈʊɹ sˈɑɹoʊz/
idiom
drink to forget problems
To drink a lot of alcohol because you are sad or have problems and want to forget them for a while.
Mifano
- After losing the match, they went to the bar to drown their sorrows.
- He spent the evening drowning his sorrows in cheap wine.
- You can’t just drown your sorrows every time something goes wrong.