dead
To prevent by disablingTo prevent by disabling; to stop.
» Is the snake alive or dead?
Ist die Schlange tot oder lebendig? — al_ex_an_der
Ist die Schlange lebendig oder tot? — violinmike
Эта змея жива или мертва? — Lenin_1917
Змея живая или мёртвая? — marafon
Эта змея живая или мёртвая? — Selena777
Эта змея живая или дохлая? — Selena777
Ця змія жива чи мертва? — Internecivus
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To prevent by disabling; to stop.
(transitive)To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
(UK, US, slang, transitive)To kill.
(broadly, slang, transitive)To discontinue or put an end to (something).
Examples
2543 sentencesIs the snake alive or dead?
Ця змія жива чи мертва? — Internecivus
ruЭта змея жива или мертва? — Lenin_1917
deIst die Schlange tot oder lebendig? — al_ex_an_der
Is the mouse dead or alive?
Миша жива або мертва? — deniko
ruМышь дохлая или живая? — marafon
Both 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
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
deads, deading, deaded, deadedWord family
192 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.