dead

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dead is on the Basic English 850 List.
day - dead - dear
dead is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
day - dead - deal

Pronunciation[change]

Adjective[change]

Positive
dead

Comparative
deader

Superlative
deadest

Dead fish
  1. Not alive.
    My brother is dead. His funeral was last week.
  2. Without power.
    The problem is a dead battery.
  3. Without feeling, numb.
    My arm is dead. I cannot feel it.

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Adverb[change]

Positive
dead

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. Exactly, completely.
    He thinks you are a woman, but you are a man. He is dead wrong.