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drown in Persian

فرورفتن foruraftan

/dɹaʊn/

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drown in Persian: فرورفتن (foruraftan), فروشدن (forušodan). In English, drown means to die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

Persian words for drown

to be suffocated in fluid
فرورفتن foruraftan, فروشدن forušodan

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 Persian

What is the meaning of drown in Persian?
Drown in Persian is فرورفتن (foruraftan), فروشدن (forušodan).
معنی drown چیست؟
Drown: فرورفتن (foruraftan), فروشدن (forušodan).
What does drown mean in English?
Drown means to die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

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