dead
/dɛd/ verb C2- To prevent by disabling; to stop.
- To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
- To discontinue or put an end to (something).
He/she/it deads · Past deaded · Past participle deaded · -ing form deading
Verb forms
- Base form
- dead
- He/she/it
- deads
- Past
- deaded
- Past participle
- deaded
- -ing form
- deading
From the library
For this purpose she jumped upon a peg, and suspending herself from it, pretended to be dead.
The butler had given an exclamation of astonishment and was pointing at the dead man’s outstretched hand.
But until she is dead I will not grant your wish.
“Poor Jack is dead!
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