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Moderatedead
The correct spelling is dead.
How to pronounce dead
/diːd/
nounIPA: /diːd/
Say it like: Dee-d
The correct spelling is dead. (with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died. For example: "Have respect for the dead."
Usage Examples
“Have respect for the dead.”
“The dead of night. The dead of winter.”
“All of my grandparents are dead.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died.
- 2.(often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
- 3.(usually plural) Sterile mining waste, often present as many large rocks stacked inside the workings.
verb
- 1.To prevent by disabling; stop.
- 2.To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
- 3.To kill.
adjective
- 1.No longer living.
- 2.Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- 3.(of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
- 4.Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).
- 5.Without emotion.
adverb
- 1.(degree) Exactly.
- 2.(degree) Very, absolutely, extremely.
- 3.Suddenly and completely.
- 4.As if dead.
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