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drown in Arabic

غَرِقَ ḡariqa

/dɹaʊn/

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drown in Arabic: غَرِقَ (ḡariqa), أَغْرَقَ (ʔaḡraqa). In English, drown means to die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

Arabic words for drown

to be suffocated in fluid
غَرِقَ ḡariqa
to deprive of life by immersion in liquid
أَغْرَقَ ʔaḡraqa

English meaning of drown

  1. verb To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
  2. verb To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
  3. verb To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
  4. verb To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

Full definition of drown

drown in a sentence

  • When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.
  • The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.
  • We are drowning in information but starving for wisdom.

Synonyms of drown

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Questions about drown in Arabic

What is the meaning of drown in Arabic?
Drown in Arabic is غَرِقَ (ḡariqa), أَغْرَقَ (ʔaḡraqa).
ما معنى كلمة drown؟
Drown: غَرِقَ (ḡariqa), أَغْرَقَ (ʔaḡraqa).
What does drown mean in English?
Drown means to die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

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