sunken

CEFRB2

/ˈsʌŋkən/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having gone down below the surface.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged

Examples

  • A great treasure was discovered in a sunken ship.

  • The ship was wrecked on a sunken reef.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. past participle of sink

More examples

In context

  • She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.

  • The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet

  • The heartbreak will take some getting over; the sunken forms of the players at the full-time whistle said as much.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Divers explored the blank ship that had been lying underwater for many centuries.

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