Submerge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

cover completely or make imperceptible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbmˈɜːdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/səbmˈɜːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbmˈɜːdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /səbmˈɜːdʒ/.

Examples

I was drowned in work
The noise drowned out her speech
submerge your head completely

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

submerse inundate overwhelm deluge drown

Parts of Speech

verb	sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
verb	cover completely or make imperceptible “I was drowned in work”
verb	put under water “submerge your head completely”
verb	fill or cover completely, usually with water

Word Forms

submersible	adjective	capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged
submergible	adjective	capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged
submersion	noun	sinking until covered completely with water
submerging	noun	sinking until covered completely with water
submergence	noun	sinking until covered completely with water
inundation	noun	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
deluge	noun	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tauchen

unter die Oberfläche sinken; unter oder wie unter Wasser gehen

🇫🇷French

submerger

couler sous la surface; aller sous ou comme sous l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

sumergir

hundirse debajo de la superficie; sumergirse o como si estuviera bajo el agua

🇮🇹Italian

immergere

affondare sotto la superficie; andare sott'acqua o come se fossi sott'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

onderdompelen

zinken onder het oppervlak; onder water gaan of alsof u onder water bent

🇵🇹Portuguese

submergir

afundar abaixo da superfície; afundar ou como se estivesse debaixo d'água

🇷🇺Russian

погружаться

опуститься под поверхность; уйти под воду или как будто под воду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डूब

सतह के नीचे डूबना; पानी के नीचे जाना या मानो पानी के नीचे जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিমজ্জিত

পৃষ্ঠের নীচে ডুব; জলের নীচে বা জলের নীচে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

மூழ்கி

மேற்பரப்புக்கு கீழே மூழ்க; தண்ணீருக்கு அடியில் அல்லது தண்ணீருக்கு அடியில் செல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మునిగిపోతాయి

ఉపరితలం క్రింద మునిగిపోతుంది; నీటి కింద లేదా కిందకి వెళ్లండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बुडणे

पृष्ठभागाच्या खाली बुडणे; पाण्याखाली किंवा पाण्याखाली जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડૂબી જવું

સપાટી નીચે સિંક; પાણીની નીચે અથવા જાણે પાણીની નીચે જાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಳುಗು

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಮುಳುಗಿ; ನೀರಿನ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೀರಿನ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുങ്ങുക

ഉപരിതലത്തിന് താഴെ മുങ്ങുക; വെള്ളത്തിനടിയിലോ വെള്ളത്തിനടിയിലോ പോലെ പോകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

ਸਤ੍ਹਾ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਡੁੱਬਣਾ; ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈوب جانا

سطح کے نیچے ڈوب؛ پانی کے نیچے یا گویا پانی کے نیچے جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淹没

沉入地表以下；潜入水下或如同水下一样

🇯🇵Japanese

水没

水面下に沈みます。水の下に行く、または水の下にいるかのように行く

🇰🇷Korean

잠수하다

표면 아래로 가라앉다; 물속으로 들어가거나 물속에 있는 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhấn chìm

chìm xuống dưới bề mặt; đi dưới hoặc như thể ở dưới nước

🇹🇭Thai

จมอยู่ใต้น้ำ

จมอยู่ใต้พื้นผิว ไปใต้น้ำหรือเหมือนอยู่ใต้น้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyelam

tenggelam di bawah permukaan; masuk ke dalam atau seolah-olah di bawah air

🇵🇭Filipino

lumubog

lababo sa ilalim ng ibabaw; lumusong o parang nasa ilalim ng tubig

🇲🇾Malay

menenggelamkan

tenggelam di bawah permukaan; pergi ke bawah atau seolah-olah di bawah air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غمر

تغرق تحت السطح. الذهاب تحت أو كما لو كان تحت الماء

🇮🇷Persian

غوطه ور شدن

فرو رفتن در زیر سطح؛ به زیر یا گویی زیر آب بروید

🇹🇷Turkish

batırmak

yüzeyin altına batar; altına gitmek veya suyun altındaymış gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְלוֹל

לשקוע מתחת לפני השטח; ללכת מתחת או כאילו מתחת למים

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The primary meaning of 'submerge' is 'sink below the surface; go under or as if under water'.

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