Meaning of "numb" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NUMB

Nomen, literally: taken (with paralysis), from Old English niman to take; related to Old Norse nema, Old High German niman.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NUMB

numb  [nʌm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMB

Numb is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb numb in English.

WHAT DOES NUMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Numb

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Definition of numb in the English dictionary

The first definition of numb in the dictionary is deprived of feeling through cold, shock, etc. Other definition of numb is unable to move; paralysed. Numb is also characteristic of or resembling numbness.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NUMB

PRESENT

Present

I numb

you numb

he/she/it numbs

we numb

you numb

they numb

Present continuous

I am numbing

you are numbing

he/she/it is numbing

we are numbing

you are numbing

they are numbing

Present perfect

I have numbed

you have numbed

he/she/it has numbed

we have numbed

you have numbed

they have numbed

Present perfect continuous

I have been numbing

you have been numbing

he/she/it has been numbing

we have been numbing

you have been numbing

they have been numbing

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 numbed

you numbed

he/she/it numbed

we numbed

you numbed

they numbed

Past continuous

I was numbing

you were numbing

he/she/it was numbing

we were numbing

you were numbing

they were numbing

Past perfect

I had numbed

you had numbed

he/she/it had numbed

we had numbed

you had numbed

they had numbed

Past perfect continuous

I had been numbing

you had been numbing

he/she/it had been numbing

we had been numbing

you had been numbing

they had been numbing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will numb

you will numb

he/she/it will numb

we will numb

you will numb

they will numb

Future continuous

I will be numbing

you will be numbing

he/she/it will be numbing

we will be numbing

you will be numbing

they will be numbing

Future perfect

I will have numbed

you will have numbed

he/she/it will have numbed

we will have numbed

you will have numbed

they will have numbed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been numbing

you will have been numbing

he/she/it will have been numbing

we will have been numbing

you will have been numbing

they will have been numbing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would numb

you would numb

he/she/it would numb

we would numb

you would numb

they would numb

Conditional continuous

I would be numbing

you would be numbing

he/she/it would be numbing

we would be numbing

you would be numbing

they would be numbing

Conditional perfect

I would have numb

you would have numb

he/she/it would have numb

we would have numb

you would have numb

they would have numb

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been numbing

you would have been numbing

he/she/it would have been numbing

we would have been numbing

you would have been numbing

they would have been numbing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you numb
we let´s numb
you numb

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to numb

Past participle

numbed

Present Participle

numbing

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.

SYNONYMS OF «NUMB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «numb» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of numb

benumb · benumbed · daze · dead · deaden · dull · freeze · frozen · immobilize · insensible · insensitive · paralyse · paralysed · stun · stupefied · stupefy · torpid · unfeeling

TRANSLATION OF NUMB

Find out the translation of numb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of numb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «numb» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 麻木的
• Translator English - Spanish: entumecido
• English: numb
• Translator English - Hindi: सुन्न
• Translator English - Arabic: خَدِرٌ
• Translator English - Russian: онемелый
• Translator English - Portuguese: dormente
• Translator English - Bengali: অসাড়
• Translator English - French: engourdi
• Translator English - Malay: Mati rasa
• Translator English - German: empfindungslos
• Translator English - Japanese: 感覚のない
• Translator English - Korean: 저린
• Translator English - Javanese: Numb
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tê
• Translator English - Tamil: உணர்ச்சியில்லாமல்
• Translator English - Marathi: संवेदना
• Translator English - Turkish: uyuşmuş
• Translator English - Italian: insensibile
• Translator English - Polish: zdrętwiały
• Translator English - Ukrainian: занімілий
• Translator English - Romanian: amorțit
• Translator English - Greek: μουδιασμένος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gevoelloos
• Translator English - Swedish: domnad
• Translator English - Norwegian: nummen

10 QUOTES WITH «NUMB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word numb.

1

Criss Angel

I've never formally trained for pain management, but I have a good understanding of how to conquer it. I just analyze the pain, feel it in the moment, and then mentally become numb to it.

2

Big Boi

There's so many lies being told throughout the media and people just run with the lies. They're numb to it. Too many followers, not enough leaders.

3

John Bradshaw

I know from my own clinical work that when people are beaten and hurt, they numb out so that they can't feel anymore.

4

Dorothy Gilman

If something anticipated arrives too late it finds us numb, wrung out from waiting, and we feel - nothing at all. The best things arrive on time.

5

John Gould

A lecture is an occasion when you numb one end to benefit the other.

6

Cee Lo Green

The fact that you can love something that you've lost is all the incentive you need to love again, as opposed to becoming comfortably numb.

7

Callie Khouri

I'm almost numb to misogyny at this point. It's just everywhere.

8

Aaron Koblin

When I look at a pie chart, I just go numb.

9

Ricki Lake

Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.

10

Chuck Mangione

The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMB»

Discover the use of numb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to numb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Numb: A Novel

It is a strange world indeed that Numb numbly stumbles through, surrounded by crowds of suck-ups and opportunists, as he confronts life's most basic and difficult question: Who am I? Sean Ferrell's Numb is a wildly entertaining examination ...

Sean Ferrell, 2010

Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd

A comprehensive history of the iconic psychedelic rock band draws on interviews with its members as well as the group's friends, crew, and other colleagues to describe their rise during the 1960s and 1970s, their breakup, the death of Syd ...

Mark Blake, 2008

Uncomfortably Numb

This is the home of Germaine Stevens, a social misfit who thinks she's struck ultimate cool when she's accepted into her preppie high school's only counter-culture group, the Rockers.

Sharon English, 2002

Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Medicated a Nation

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Charles Barber, 2008

Uncomfortably Numb

Uncomfortably Numb is the story of one man's walk through an unpredictable existence where he soon discovers that no one can recreate the second chapter in his life but him.

R Hartley Hammond, 2012

Thrilled to Death: How the Endless Pursuit of Pleasure Is ...

We are literally being thrilled to death. In this insightful book, Dr. Hart explores the stark rise in a phenomenon known as anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure or happiness.

Archibald Hart, 2007

Comfortably Numb

The first suspense thriller set in the secret world of the Joint STARS spy plane.

Guy N. Jones, 2002

Bare Hands, Numb Skulls

"Bare Hands, Numb Skulls" is a slice of pulp mythology that takes timeless motifs into off beat and unexpected directions. It explores the dynamics of pack buddy-dom and the growing pains of friendship.

Nate Cleveland, 2004

When you lick a slug, your tongue goes numb: kids share ...

This witty and enlightening collection of some of the most amusing and insightful lessons Brown has learned from young people will warm readers' hearts and challenge them to consider the things that make life most worth living.

H. Jackson Brown, 1995

Numb Toes and Aching Soles: Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy

This is especially important for peripheral neuropathy because what works for a specific patient remains very much a trial-and-error proposition.

John A. Senneff, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term numb is used in the context of the following news items.

Kelly Clarkson: 'I've never been this happy'

she wonders in the record's upbeat opener, “Heartbeat Song,” “You're a different kind of fun / And I'm so used to feeling numb.” Later, in the ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»

Geraint Thomas's Tour de France podium push reaches end of the …

... when he shocked his team doctors by completing the 2013 Tour de France with a cracked pelvis, his hip numb, the muscles constantly tense, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Consumers 'almost numb' to stock images says SocialChomp …

"When consumers shop online, they are so used to seeing photoshop and fancy photography...they are almost numb to it," claimed Finley. «The Drum, Jul 15»

Uncomfortably Numb: Why I'd Rather Feel Pain Than Feel Nothing …

The lowest point in my life was undoubtedly my first heartbreak. I fell hopelessly in love with a man who didn't love me the way I thought he did. «Elite Daily, Jul 15»

Diya Aur Baati Hum: Rathis mourn Sandhya's death; Suraj goes numb!

While Bhabho stands stunned with tears rolling from her eyes, Suraj goes numb as if in disbelief. He recalls his romantic moments with ... «PINKVILLA, Jul 15»

Letterkenny death: 'Town numb with the death of Tory'

“The whole town and surrounding area are numb with the death of Tory.” Fr Eamon Kelly. The removal takes place on Thursday evening and ... «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»

Greeks numb after months of waiting out crisis with bated breath

ATHENS, Greece — With the country teetering on the edge of economic collapse and a continuous barrage of news developments, life for ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»

Laura Bassett ''still feels numb'' over England's Word Cup loss but …

It's been difficult since I've been back as well, I still feel numb about it all. England football team members Laura Bassett and Casey Stoney. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

'I still feel numb': Laura Bassett on aftermath of own-goal

'I still feel numb': Laura Bassett on the aftermath of her infamous own-goal in the Women's World Cup match against Japan. Matt Preston tears up as he says his. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Why Instagram Stayed Numb over a Social Star's Hacked Account?

Why did Instagram stay numb over her account hacking? Fixing the Account. Phillips has made her way to success through craftybaking.com. «Siusto Markets, Jul 15»