dead — no longer alive; having lost life
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: no longer alive; having lost life
Pronunciation (IPA): /ded/
Example Sentences
- My laptop is completely dead - it won't even turn on!
- I'm dead tired, but I still have three more exams tomorrow.
- The party was so boring, it was dead by 9 PM.
dead
ADJECTIVE[/ded/]
no longer alive; having lost life
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Dead derives from Old English dēad, which stems from the Proto-Germanic ancestor *daudaz. The concept of death is among humanity's most ancient, expressed as a fundamental term across all languages.
Breakdown
The word dead originates from the Proto-Germanic root *daud- (death), which evolved into the Old English form dēad with no additional morphological components, representing a simple semantic unit for the state of being deceased.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My laptop is completely dead - it won't even turn on!”
“I'm dead tired, but I still have three more exams tomorrow.”
“The party was so boring, it was dead by 9 PM.”
“You're dead if mom finds out you broke her favorite vase!”
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