desperate
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a…A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
» Tom told me he was desperate.
Том сказав мені, що він у розпачі. — deniko
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1 sensesA person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
- a person who is frightened and in need of help
Examples
637 sentencesTom told me he was desperate.
Том сказав мені, що він у розпачі. — deniko
Tom told me that he was desperate.
Том сказав мені, що він у розпачі. — deniko
Tom says he's desperate.
Том каже, що він у відчаї. — deniko
Tom is desperate, isn't he?
Том у відчаї, чи не так? — deniko
I grew desperate.
Я впав у розпач. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English desperat(e) (“desperate”), borrowed from Latin dēspērātus, perfect pasFrom Middle English desperat(e) (“desperate”), borrowed from Latin dēspērātus, perfect passive participle of dēspērō (“to be without hope”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun is derived from the adjective or from the Latin source through substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: desperates| Singular | desperate |
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Word family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- desperate to do
- was desperate to
- would be desperate
- as desperate to
- to be desperate
- still desperate to
- be as desperate
- is still desperate
- will be desperate
- desperate need of
- to feel desperate
- must be desperate