dead
No longer living; deceasedNo longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
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» Both of the brothers are dead.
Die beiden Brüder sind gestorben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Оба брата мертвы. — Biga
Обидва брати померли. — Lumo
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9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 9
Examples
2457 sentencesBoth of the brothers are dead.
Обидва брати померли. — Lumo
ruОба брата мертвы. — Biga
deDie beiden Brüder sind gestorben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't think Tom is dead.
Я не думаю, що Том мертвий. — deniko
ruЯ не думаю, что Том мёртв. — odexed
I know that Tom isn't dead.
Я знаю, що Том не вмер. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том не умер. — marafon
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.
tot, gestorben
мёртвыйmjórtvyj, у́мершийúmeršij, до́хлыйdóxlyj
ме́ртвийmértvyj
(not comparable, usually)Utterly exhausted.
bewegungslos, regungslos, erstarrt
неподви́жныйnepodvížnyj
(not comparable, usually)Without emotion; impassive.
She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
reglos, unbewegt, stumpf
безжи́зненныйbezžíznennyj, неодушевлённыйneoduševljónnyj
More meanings 27
(not comparable, usually)Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.
OK, the circuit's dead. Go ahead and cut the wire.
Now that the motor's dead you can reach in and extract the spark plugs.
aus, abgeschaltet, leer
до́хлыйdóxlyj
(not comparable, usually)Broken or inoperable.
That monitor is dead; don’t bother hooking it up.
hinüber, im Eimer
сло́манныйslómannyj
(not comparable, usually)Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
After sitting on my hands for a while, my arms became dead.
eingeschlafen
(not comparable, usually)No longer used or required.
There are several dead laws still on the books regulating where horses may be hitched.
Is this beer glass dead?
entbehrlich
(not comparable, usually)Not in play.
Once the ball crosses the foul line, it's dead.
aus, im Aus
(excessive, not comparable, usually)Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
leblos
мёртвыйmjórtvyj
Expresses an emotional reaction associated with hyperbolic senses of die:
(Internet, excessive, not comparable, often, sometimes, usually)Dying of laughter.
(not comparable, usually)Devoid of living things; barren.
a dead planet
(not comparable, usually)So hated or offensive as to be absolutely shunned, ignored, or ostracized.
He is dead to me.
gestorben
- no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
- not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
- very tired
- unerringly accurate
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
10 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
- found dead
- dead set against
- battery is dead
- a dead end
- dead body in
- already dead
- found a dead
See also
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