drown — to die by being unable to breathe underwater
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to die by being unable to breathe underwater
Pronunciation (IPA): /draʊn/
Korean meaning: 물에 빠져 숨을 쉬지 못해 죽다, 익사하다
Korean pronunciation: **드라**운
Example Sentences
- My phone drowned when I dropped it in the toilet.
- She tried to drown her embarrassment in a large cup of coffee.
- The lifeguard prevented the child from drowning.
drown
VERB//draʊn//
to die by being unable to breathe underwater
💡 Concept
The sailor nearly drowned when the storm flipped his small fishing boat.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/draʊn/
🇬🇧 UK/draʊn/
🌳Etymology
Rootdrown
Origin
중세 영어에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 '물에서 죽다'라는 의미였습니다. 게르만어족의 공통 어근에서 파생되어 오늘날까지 거의 같은 의미로 사용되고 있습니다.
🎵Rhyme
browntowndowncrownfrown
brown
town
down
crown
frown
🔗Collocations
drown out
drown in debt
nearly drown
drown sorrows
drown in work
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My phone drowned when I dropped it in the toilet.”
😄 Fun example
“She tried to drown her embarrassment in a large cup of coffee.”
“The lifeguard prevented the child from drowning.”
“I'm drowning in homework this week.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
suffocatesubmergeoverwhelmfloodimmerse
Antonyms
rescuesavefloat
Related
swimsinkwaterlifeguarddrowsy
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