discharged
part of speech
verb form (past of discharge: discharge, discharges, discharged, discharging); adjective (discharged)
meaning for a pupil
1) If a patient is discharged from hospital, they are allowed to go home. tree →
2) If someone is discharged from the army or a job, they are officially allowed or made to leave. tree →
3) If a battery is discharged, its stored electricity has been used up. tree →
4) If a liquid or gas is discharged, it is let out or flows out. tree →
5) If a gun is discharged, it is fired. tree →
6) (formal) If a duty or debt is discharged, it has been done or paid. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons batteries are discharged when used and charged again; factories discharge waste into rivers (pollution). In everyday life people are discharged from hospital. Phrases: discharged from hospital, a discharged battery, discharged into the river.
examples
- Grandma was discharged from hospital and came home on Friday. tree →
- The soldier was discharged after ten years in the army. tree →
- My tablet's battery is fully discharged — I need to charge it. tree →
- Dirty water was discharged into the river. tree →
- The gun was discharged by accident, so always treat guns as dangerous. tree →
- The cloud discharged its electricity as lightning. tree →
- She discharged her duties as captain very well. tree →
- Meanwhile the enemy discharged several thousand arrows, many of which stuck in my hands and face. tree →
note
Regular verb: discharge → discharged. Opposite of a discharged battery: a charged battery. The noun «discharge» also means liquid coming out (for example from a wound). Safety: discharged waste can poison fish.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «discharged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.