Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stranded

/ˈstɹændɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: strand-ed
IPA: /ˈstɹændɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of strand

adj

Abandoned or marooned.

adj

Run aground on a shore or reef.

adj

Not having any expressed complement.

adj

Made by combining or bundling thinner wires (into a strand).

adj

That has become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.

adj

Narrowly missing scoring a century or similar milestone because one's team's innings ends.

adj

Having the specified number or kind of strands.

Example Sentences

"I found myself stranded, lunchless, on the sea-front[…]"
"The 9.17 a.m. diesel train from Fraserburgh to Aberdeen, Scottish Region, was blocked by a snow drift just north of Newmachar Station on January 19. The 57 passengers were stranded for 15 hours."
"With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs."
"single-stranded, double-stranded, triple-stranded"

Etymology

Etymology tree English strand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English stranded From strand + -ed.

Derived Forms

bistranded intrastranded multistranded strandedness

Frequently Paired Words

strandable stranding unstrandable

Synonyms

isolated marooned

Rhymes With

right-handed left-handed single-handed red-handed empty-handed branded commanded remanded disbanded banded sanded underhanded

Questions

How do you pronounce stranded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹændɪd/.
What does stranded mean?: simple past and past participle of strand
Where does stranded come from?: Etymology tree English strand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English stranded From strand + -ed.

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