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Geraldine Brooks

Meaning of "deafen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAFEN

deafen  [ˈdɛfən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAFEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deafen is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb deafen in English.

WHAT DOES DEAFEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of deafen in the English dictionary

The definition of deafen in the dictionary is to make deaf, esp momentarily, as by a loud noise.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEAFEN

PRESENT

Present
I deafen
you deafen
he/she/it deafens
we deafen
you deafen
they deafen
Present continuous
I am deafening
you are deafening
he/she/it is deafening
we are deafening
you are deafening
they are deafening
Present perfect
I have deafened
you have deafened
he/she/it has deafened
we have deafened
you have deafened
they have deafened
Present perfect continuous
I have been deafening
you have been deafening
he/she/it has been deafening
we have been deafening
you have been deafening
they have been deafening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I deafened
you deafened
he/she/it deafened
we deafened
you deafened
they deafened
Past continuous
I was deafening
you were deafening
he/she/it was deafening
we were deafening
you were deafening
they were deafening
Past perfect
I had deafened
you had deafened
he/she/it had deafened
we had deafened
you had deafened
they had deafened
Past perfect continuous
I had been deafening
you had been deafening
he/she/it had been deafening
we had been deafening
you had been deafening
they had been deafening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will deafen
you will deafen
he/she/it will deafen
we will deafen
you will deafen
they will deafen
Future continuous
I will be deafening
you will be deafening
he/she/it will be deafening
we will be deafening
you will be deafening
they will be deafening
Future perfect
I will have deafened
you will have deafened
he/she/it will have deafened
we will have deafened
you will have deafened
they will have deafened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been deafening
you will have been deafening
he/she/it will have been deafening
we will have been deafening
you will have been deafening
they will have been deafening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would deafen
you would deafen
he/she/it would deafen
we would deafen
you would deafen
they would deafen
Conditional continuous
I would be deafening
you would be deafening
he/she/it would be deafening
we would be deafening
you would be deafening
they would be deafening
Conditional perfect
I would have deafen
you would have deafen
he/she/it would have deafen
we would have deafen
you would have deafen
they would have deafen
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been deafening
you would have been deafening
he/she/it would have been deafening
we would have been deafening
you would have been deafening
they would have been deafening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you deafen
we let´s deafen
you deafen
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to deafen
Past participle
deafened
Present Participle
deafening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEAFEN


antiphon
ˈæntɪfən
Grafen
ˈɡraːfən
griffon
ˈɡrɪfən
gryphon
ˈɡrɪfən
halfen
ˈhɑːfən
Hohenstaufen
ˈhəʊənˌʃtaʊfən
hyphen
ˈhaɪfən
ibuprofen
aɪˈbjuːprəʊfən
often
ˈɒfən
orphan
ˈɔːfən
polyphon
ˈpɒlɪfən
roughen
ˈrʌfən
sephen
ˈsɛfən
siphon
ˈsaɪfən
soften
ˈsɒfən
stiffen
ˈstɪfən
syphon
ˈsaɪfən
thermosiphon
ˌθɜːməʊˈsaɪfən
toughen
ˈtʌfən
Xenophon
ˈzɛnəfən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAFEN

deaeration
deaerator
deaf
deaf aid
deaf without speech
deaf-and-dumb
deaf-mute
deaf-muteness
deaf-mutism
deafblind
deafening
deafeningly
deafish
deafly
deafness
deair
Deak
Deakin
deal
deal with

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAFEN

Allen
baclofen
bedeafen
been
ben
between
bien
broken
chicken
children
chosen
den
driven
fen
Ludwigshafen
Richthofen
Schlieffen
tamoxifen
turfen
unberufen

Synonyms and antonyms of deafen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deafen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAFEN

Find out the translation of deafen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deafen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deafen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使…震聋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ensordecer
570 millions of speakers

English

deafen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أصمم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оглушить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ensurdecer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কানে তালা লাগান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assourdir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

taub machen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>耳を聞こえなくする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀를 멍하게 하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deafen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điếc tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செவிடாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहिरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağırlaştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assordare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ogłuszyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оглушити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asurzi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουφαίνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

deafen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

deafen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deafen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAFEN»

The term «deafen» is regularly used and occupies the 76.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAFEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deafen

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «DEAFEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deafen.
1
Geraldine Brooks
Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.
2
Joe Perry
When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline, and there's nothing like it. That's what it's always been for me - to be the flame the tribe dances around.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAFEN»

Discover the use of deafen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deafen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Agit-prop to Theatre Workshop: Political Playscripts, 1930-50
Political Playscripts, 1930-50 Howard Goorney, Ewan MacColl. Deafen' em, then Winmore, then Fortune pirouette to their imagined stools down left. The typists, thrown aside, have fallen one on top of the other in a flattened diagonal.
Howard Goorney, Ewan MacColl, 1986
2
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
... by inch tacb- asquea H individual contacts or pouting of any aacbeoataa or prating con- □kaka or includes an hnfea- don to engage in nnjodnoon or collective bargahriag. or a deafen aosan) to the bane or reports the batter* LAW $989 J./ 3, ...
3
Pathways to Literacy Excellence: 10-11 years. Level B
... symbol, sinister, gypsy , gypsy , gypsy , gypsy , gypsy, kerosene, , kerosene, , kerosene, , kerosene, , kerosene, deafen, seldom, enamel, retrieve. deafen, seldom, enamel, retrieve. deafen, seldom, enamel, retrieve. deafen, seldom, enamel, ...
Jude Scott, 2005
4
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Pericles. Titus ...
And make a battery through his deafen'd parts, Which now are midway stopp'd 7 : She is all happy as the fairest of all, And, with her fellow maids, is now upon The leafy shelter that abuts against The island's side 8. [He whispers one of the ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Richard Farmer, 1821
5
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
And make * battery through his deafen'd parts, Which now are midway stopp'd 7 : She is all happy as the fairest of ail, And, with her fellow maids, is now upon The leafy shelter that abuts against The island's side 8. [He whispers one of the ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, 1821
6
A French Grammar: Containing, Besides the Rules of the ...
To dazzle with, éblouir de. Our eyes were dazzled with the Nos yeux étaient éblouis de l'éclai brilliancy of the lights. des lumières. To deafen with, assourdir par, avec. You deafen me with your infernal Vous m'assourdissez par ok am music.
Joseph de Laporte, 1844
7
The plays of William Shakspeare: accurately printed from the ...
And make a battery through his denfen'd parts , ] The earliest quarto reads —-^ defend parts.- I have no doubt that the poet wrote — thronofchis deafen' d^ parts, — i. e. ears; which were tow assailed by* the melodious voice of M,irinrt. In the old ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Gerhard Fleischer, 1812
8
Chalkhill Blue
He feltthepulseof earth, ofair,ofblood –his,hers, hecouldn't tell– a sound outside, inside hisbody rising steadily to deafen, deafen, DEAFEN, DEAFEN him!! Then gradually divide intothe separatesounds of heavy breathing, thudding heartbeats  ...
Richard Masefield, 2014
9
A Different Kind of Normal
We're going to deafen the competition, deafen them, my boy!” I knew why he wanted to deafen the competition. He wanted to deafen the effects of the heckling on Tate. He is such an excellent older brother I became a tad emotional. My mother ...
Cathy Lamb, 2012
10
A Menorah for Athena: Charles Reznikoff and the Jewish ...
Deafen us, God, deafen us to their music, Our own children have passed over to the ostracized, They assail us — 'Religious, snarling monsters' — And have mouthed a jargon: Zukofsky records a generational battle in which he describes the ...
Stephen Fredman, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAFEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deafen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wimbledon 2015: shrieks of Maria Sharapova continue to deafen
I LIVE in Richmond, southwest London, quite near the bridge. Richmond is on the flight path into Heathrow, so most days there is a regular roar ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
2015 Porsche Cayman GTS: Sports car perfection now has a price
... chassis, and the engine–mounted right behind the driver and passenger–reminds you it's there without feeling the need to deafen you. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
3
'A lot of bands know how to rock. Not many know how to roll': AC/DC …
AC/DC took the advice of Queen's Roger Taylor on how to play the first ten minutes at Wembley – 'blind 'em and deafen 'em' – and applied it to ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Should A Ferrari This Loud Even Be Street-Legal?
That means its exhaust shouldn't be able to shatter windows and deafen babies. It's obvious iPE didn't take those concerns into account when ... «CarBuzz, Jul 15»
5
Arrogance threatens the environment and social order
In the theology of this encyclical, our lifestyle and mindset blind us to the destruction of the environment and deafen us to the cries of the poor. «Troy Media, Jul 15»
6
The injured runner
As chronic runners, we internalise these messages, but then, our exceptionally well-developed egos often deafen us. We hear the alarms a bit ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
Don't doubt yourself
Over time I have taught myself to ignore the mockers, deafen the doubters, and only care about validation from the ones closest to me. Now, I'm ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
8
PAWS AND REFLECT | Your pets can enjoy the Fourth of July, too …
If you plan to leave your pet at home, leave a fan running or music playing to help deafen the outside noises, and make sure that doors and ... «Madison Park Times, Jul 15»
9
The X-Files Newbie Recap: "Little Green Men," "The Host"
I'm guessing this is the friend in Congress he alluded to last season, as Matheson discreetly informs him (over a wall of Bach to deafen any ... «The Mary Sue, Jun 15»
10
Creepy but curious: hibernation and micro bats
... the end of your thumb, and some can make noises that are so loud they have to turn off their own hearing so they don't deafen themselves. «ABC Local, Jun 15»

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