drown
verb (used without object)
to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
have drowned
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present perfectof drown.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At least 40 people, many of them young, have drowned in France in the heatwave, according to the government.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said earlier this week.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, wasn’t a disciplined campaigner, but anyone would have drowned in Tuesday’s wave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
The men, from Ipswich, are believed to have drowned on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
“You went under the surface, I couldn’t see you. My clothes were weighing me down. We could have drowned, both of us. Is it your idea of a joke? Well, is it?”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
