drown

«drown» in Mova's school dictionary: under water and cannot breathe — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (drown, drowns, drowned, drowning)

meaning for a pupil

1) To drown means to die because you are under water and cannot breathe. tree →

2) To drown someone or something means to kill them by keeping them under water. tree →

3) To drown out a sound means to be so loud that the other sound cannot be heard. tree →

4) To drown can mean to have too much of something: drowning in homework. tree →

sense in the lessons

In water safety lessons drowning is a serious danger and can happen fast and quietly, even in shallow water, baths and paddling pools; small children must always be watched near water. Learn to swim, swim with an adult, near lifeguards, and never jump into water you don't know. If someone is drowning, don't jump in after them: shout for help, call emergency services, and throw something that floats. Phrases: drown out, drowning in, nearly drowned.

examples

• People can drown in very shallow water, so never leave a baby alone in the bath. tree →
• Learn to swim so you are safer in the water. tree →
• If you see someone drowning, shout for help and throw them something that floats. tree →
• The music drowned out our voices. tree →
• The lifeguard saved a boy who was drowning. tree →
• I'm drowning in homework this week! tree →
• Plants can drown if you give them too much water. tree →
• Never swim alone in a lake or river. tree →

note

Regular verb: drowned, drowning (no extra «d»: «drowned», not «drownded»). A person who is drowning often cannot wave or shout, so they may look quiet. Do not confuse with «drawn» (from draw).

In the corpora

• Great apes do not swim naturally and can drown, so zoos use water moats around ape islands.
• Flooded paddy fields, built as steps on hills, drown many weeds that cannot cope.
• The baiji found fish by sending clicks and listening for echoes, and ship engines may have drowned them out.
• All real tea, green or black, comes from one plant, and rice grows in flooded fields that drown weeds.
• Someone who is drowning often cannot shout or wave, so drowning can be very quiet.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «drown» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.