- pronunciation:
- dih
zuhrt
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
deserts, deserting, deserted |
| definition 1: |
If someone deserts another person, they leave them and stop taking care of them or supporting them. They leave and don't plan to ever come back. If a person deserts something like their ship or their army unit, they leave it when it is in trouble.
Mr. Beck never knew his father. His dad deserted him and his mother when Mr. Beck was a little boy.The frightened young soldier deserted his unit.- synonyms:
- abandon
- similar words:
- leave, neglect, quit, reject
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| definition 2: |
If a soldier deserts, they leave their military group or their position and don't intend to come back.
The soldier faced a severe punishment after he deserted.- similar words:
- bolt, flee, run
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| related words: |
escape, fail |
| derivation: |
deserted (adj.) |
Are you looking for the word
dessert (a sweet food)?
Desert2 when used as a verb (to leave behind) and
dessert sound alike but have different meanings.