dead

CEFRA1

/dɛd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    No longer alive.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Not working or operating.

Examples

  • I'll look after your affairs when you are dead.

  • You must give him up for dead.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /diːd/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Devoid of living things; barren.

  2. Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.

  3. No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)

More examples

In context

  • It's a dead end.

  • All of my grandparents are dead.

  • Have respect for the dead.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English ded, deed, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Compare West Frisian dead, dea, Dutch dood, German tot, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål død, Norwegian Nynorsk daud, Swedish död.