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Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
Examples
  • //Four people drowned in the flood.
  • //She fell in the river and drowned.
  • //She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • //He tried to drown himself.
  • //The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • //The food was drowned in sauce.
  • //The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Middle English drounen
drown
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