extinguished

«extinguished» in Mova's school dictionary: put out, so a fire or light stops burning or shining — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (past form of extinguish: extinguish, extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing); adjective (extinguished)

meaning for a pupil

1) Extinguished means put out, so a fire or light stops burning or shining. tree →

2) (formal) Extinguished means ended or destroyed completely: «All hope was extinguished.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In fire safety lessons it is about putting out fires with water, a fire blanket or a fire extinguisher. In stories it shows hope or life ending. Phrases: «the fire was extinguished», «fire extinguisher».

examples

• Firefighters extinguished the fire in an hour. tree →
• She extinguished the candle with a snuffer. tree →
• The campfire must be fully extinguished before you leave. tree →
• Their hopes were extinguished when the bus left without them. tree →
• The streetlights were extinguished at dawn. tree →
• Never use water on an oil fire; a fire blanket extinguishes it safely. tree →
• Then a sudden puff of wind arose, and the Lamp was immediately extinguished. tree →

note

Formal; everyday: «put out». A device is a «fire extinguisher». Safety: oil or electrical fires need special extinguishers, not water.

Trees and pragmatics

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