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Dead Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：no longer alive (dead)

dead 🔊

/ded/

adj., adv.

Not alive anymore; having stopped living.

no longer alive 🔊

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/ˈnəʊ ˈlɒŋɡər əˈlaɪv/

adj., adv.

Describes a living thing that has stopped living; not alive.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'dēad', Proto-Germanic *daudaz, meaning 'stopped living'.

💡 Mnemonic

Leaf falls with 'dead' sound. D-E-A-D = Dried, Empty, And Departed.

📖 Example

The beautiful flowers in the vase are now dead because I forgot to water them. 🔊 The beautiful flowers in the vase are now dead because I forgot to water them.

🔗 Collocations

dead body – a corpse

dead plant – a plant that has died

dead animal – an animal that is no longer alive

🔄 Synonyms

deceased (adj.) – formally dead, often used in legal contexts

lifeless (adj.) – without life; appearing dead

departed (adj.) – euphemism for dead

🚫 Antonyms

alive (adj.) – living, not dead

living (adj.) – having life

vibrant (adj.) – full of life and energy

🌱 Derivatives

deadly (adj./adv.) – causing death; extremely

death (n.) – the state of being dead

die (v.) – to stop living

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'dead' traces back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to disappear). In modern English, it is used literally for death and figuratively for emphasis (e.g., 'dead tired').

Meaning 2：not functioning (dead)

dead 🔊

/ded/

adj., adv.

Not working or functioning at all; having no power.

not functioning 🔊

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/nɒt ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/

adj., adv.

Describes a device, machine, or system that has stopped working or has no power.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My phone went dead suddenly during the important video call, and I couldn't find my charger. 🔊 My phone went dead suddenly during the important video call, and I couldn't find my charger.

🔗 Collocations

dead battery – a battery that has no power left

dead phone – a phone that is out of battery or broken

dead engine – an engine that has stopped running

🔄 Synonyms

inoperative (adj.) – not working or functioning

defunct (adj.) – no longer existing or functioning

nonfunctional (adj.) – not working properly

🚫 Antonyms

working (adj.) – functioning correctly

functional (adj.) – in working order

live (adj.) – having electric current flowing (e.g., live wire)

🌱 Derivatives

deadly (adj./adv.) – causing death; extremely

death (n.) – the state of being dead

die (v.) – to stop living

Meaning 3：completely or extremely (dead)

dead 🔊

/ded/

adj., adv.

Completely or extremely; used to emphasize the following adjective.

completely or extremely 🔊

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/kəmˈpliːtli ɔːr ɪkˈstriːmli/

adj., adv.

Used before an adjective to emphasize that something is very much the case, often in informal contexts.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

After the three-hour marathon, I was dead tired and just wanted to sleep. 🔊 After the three-hour marathon, I was dead tired and just wanted to sleep.

🔗 Collocations

dead tired – extremely tired

dead serious – completely serious

dead quiet – totally silent

🔄 Synonyms

totally (adv.) – completely

absolutely (adv.) – without any doubt

extremely (adv.) – to a very high degree

🚫 Antonyms

slightly (adv.) – to a small degree

barely (adv.) – only just

🌱 Derivatives

deadly (adj./adv.) – causing death; extremely

death (n.) – the state of being dead

die (v.) – to stop living