Stranded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

drive (a vessel) ashore

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈændᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈandɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈandɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈændᵻd/.

Examples

the travellers were marooned
the storm grounded the ship
an isolated pawn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

marooned maroon isolated strand run aground ground

Parts of Speech

verb	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue “the travellers were marooned”
verb	drive (a vessel) ashore
verb	bring to the ground “the storm grounded the ship”
adjective	cut off or left behind “an isolated pawn”

Word Forms

maroon	noun	a person who is stranded (as on an island)
ground	noun	the solid part of the earth's surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gestrandet

Sie bleiben gestrandet oder isoliert zurück und haben kaum Hoffnung auf Rettung

🇫🇷French

échoué

partir bloqué ou isolé avec peu d'espoir d'être secouru

🇪🇸Spanish

varado

dejar varados o aislados con pocas esperanzas de rescate

🇮🇹Italian

incagliato

lasciati incagliati o isolati con poche speranze di salvataggio

🇳🇱Dutch

gestrand

gestrand of geïsoleerd achterlaten met weinig hoop op redding

🇵🇹Portuguese

encalhado

sair abandonado ou isolado com pouca esperança de resgate

🇷🇺Russian

застрявший

оставить в затруднительном положении или в изоляции без надежды на спасение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फंसे

बचाव की बहुत कम उम्मीद के साथ फंसे हुए या अलग-थलग छोड़ दें

🇧🇩Bengali

আটকে

উদ্ধারের সামান্য আশা নিয়ে আটকা পড়ে বা বিচ্ছিন্ন হয়ে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கிக் கொண்டது

மீட்பதற்கான சிறிய நம்பிக்கையுடன் சிக்கித் தவிக்கவோ அல்லது தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்டோ விடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కుకుపోయింది

రక్షింపబడాలనే చిన్న ఆశతో ఒంటరిగా లేదా ఒంటరిగా వదిలివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अडकलेले

बचावाच्या थोड्याशा आशेने अडकलेल्या किंवा वेगळ्या सोडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફસાયેલા

બચાવની થોડી આશા સાથે ફસાયેલા અથવા અલગ છોડી દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದ

ಪಾರುಗಾಣಿಕಾ ಸಣ್ಣ ಭರವಸೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಬಿಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ടു

രക്ഷാപ്രവർത്തനം പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കാതെ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുകയോ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਸੇ ਹੋਏ

ਬਚਾਅ ਦੀ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਨਾਲ ਫਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਲੱਗ-ਥਲੱਗ ਛੱਡ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھنسے ہوئے

بچاؤ کی تھوڑی امید کے ساتھ پھنسے ہوئے یا الگ تھلگ چھوڑ دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

搁浅

被困或孤立，救援希望渺茫

🇯🇵Japanese

立ち往生した

救助の望みがほとんどなく、立ち往生または孤立したままになる

🇰🇷Korean

좌초된

구조의 희망이 거의 없는 상태로 좌초되거나 고립된 상태로 방치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mắc kẹt

bị mắc kẹt hoặc bị cô lập với rất ít hy vọng được giải cứu

🇹🇭Thai

ควั่น

ปล่อยให้ติดอยู่หรือโดดเดี่ยวโดยไม่มีความหวังเพียงเล็กน้อยในการช่วยชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

terdampar

dibiarkan terdampar atau terisolasi dengan sedikit harapan untuk diselamatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

napadpad

umalis na stranded o nakahiwalay na may kaunting pag-asa na mailigtas

🇲🇾Malay

terkandas

biarkan terkandas atau terpencil dengan sedikit harapan untuk diselamatkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذين تقطعت بهم السبل

تركهم عالقين أو معزولين مع أمل ضئيل في الإنقاذ

🇮🇷Persian

سرگردان

با امید کمی به نجات، سرگردان یا منزوی شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

mahsur kalmış

çok az kurtarma umuduyla mahsur veya izole halde kalmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָטוּשׁ

לעזוב תקועים או מבודדים עם מעט תקווה להצלה

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The primary meaning of 'stranded' is 'leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue'.

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