dead
No longer living; deceasedNo longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
» Is the snake alive or dead?
Ist die Schlange tot oder lebendig?
Ist die Schlange lebendig oder tot?
Эта змея жива или мертва?
Змея живая или мёртвая?
Эта змея живая или мёртвая?
Эта змея живая или дохлая?
Ця змія жива чи мертва?
Meaning
30 senses(not comparable, usually)No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
All of my grandparents are dead.
Have respect for the dead.
(not comparable, usually)Devoid of living things; barren.
a dead planet
devoid of activity
(excessive, not comparable, usually)Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
leblos
мёртвыйmjórtvyj
lacking resilience or bounce
(not comparable, usually)Utterly exhausted.
bewegungslos, regungslos, erstarrt
неподви́жныйnepodvížnyj
(not comparable, usually)So hated or offensive as to be absolutely shunned, ignored, or ostracized.
He is dead to me.
(not comparable, usually)Doomed; marked for death; as good as dead.
"You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!"
(not comparable, usually)Without emotion; impassive.
She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
reglos, unbewegt, stumpf
безжи́зненныйbezžíznennyj, неодушевлённыйneoduševljónnyj
(not comparable, usually)Stationary; static; immobile or immovable.
the dead load on the floor
a dead lift
(not comparable, usually)Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
dead air
a dead glass of soda.
(not comparable, usually)Unproductive; fallow.
dead time
dead fields
(not comparable, usually)Past, bygone, vanished.
(not comparable, usually)Lacking usual activity; unexpectedly quiet or empty of people.
For a Friday night, it's really dead in this restaurant.
Examples
2543 sentencesIs the snake alive or dead?
Ця змія жива чи мертва?
ruЭта змея жива или мертва?
deIst die Schlange tot oder lebendig?
Is the mouse dead or alive?
Миша жива або мертва?
ruМышь дохлая или живая?
Both of the brothers are dead.
Обидва брати померли.
ruОба брата мертвы.
deDie beiden Brüder sind gestorben.
I don't think Tom is dead.
Я не думаю, що Том мертвий.
ruЯ не думаю, что Том мёртв.
I know that Tom isn't dead.
Я знаю, що Том не вмер.
ruЯ знаю, что Том не умер.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 9
Origin
From Middle English ded, deed, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, fromFrom 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.
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Forms
deader, deadestSynonyms
45 synonymsAntonyms
9 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- dead or alive
- was found dead
- found dead in
- dead body
- a dead body
- dead in his
- found dead
- was already dead
- is dead or
- dead set against
- battery is dead
- a dead end