# drowned

Pronunciation: US say "DROWND" /dɹaʊnd/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of drown. — simple past and past participle of drown
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of drown. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Dozens of villagers drowned in the sudden flood that swept through the valley._
   - _The kitten would have drowned if a passerby had not pulled it from the canal._

## Adjective

2. Having died as a result of being submerged in water and unable to breathe.
   - Simple: Killed by being under water and not able to breathe.
   - _Fishermen recovered the drowned man from the river the next morning._
   - _The drowned livestock floated across the flooded field after the levee broke._

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