maroon
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert islandTo abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
» Tom was marooned on an island.
Tom saß auf einer Insel fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
im Stich lassen, aussetzen, von der Außenwelt abschneiden
бросатьbrosatʹ
leave stranded on a desert island without resources
Examples
12 sentencesTom was marooned on an island.
deTom saß auf einer Insel fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They were marooned on a desert isle.
Tom was marooned on a deserted island.
deTom saß auf einer einsamen Insel fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was marooned on an uninhabited island.
deTom saß auf einer unbewohnten Insel fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was marooned on a tiny island.
deTom saß auf einer kleinen Insel fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild,From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.
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Forms
maroons, marooning, marooned, maroonedSynonyms
1 synonyms- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue:strand
Word family
1 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
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.