Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drained

/dɹeɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
drained
IPA
/dɹeɪnd/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.

adj

Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.

verb

simple past and past participle of drain

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain English -ed English drained From drain + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more drained (comparative) most drained (superlative)

Derived Forms

nondrained undrained

Synonyms

exhausted weary bleareyed bleary bleary-eyed bone-tired bushed tired out spent wrecked drained dog-tired

Rhymes With

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained

Questions

How do you pronounce drained?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɹeɪnd/.
What does drained mean?
Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
Where does drained come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain English -ed English drained From drain + -ed.

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