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Deserted Streets Completely Adjective Bre Dɪˈzɜːtɪd Dɪˈzɜːrtɪd Office

Word deserted
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / dɪˈzɜːtɪd / NAmE / dɪˈzɜːrtɪd /
Example
  • deserted streets
  • the office was completely deserted.
  • a deserted village
  • deserted wives
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deserted

(adjective)BrE / dɪˈzɜːtɪd / NAmE / dɪˈzɜːrtɪd /
  1. with no people in it
    • deserted streets
    • The office was completely deserted.
  2. left by a person or people who do not intend to return
    • synonym abandoned
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abandoned
    • a deserted village
    • deserted wives

    Extra Examples

    • The streets were completely deserted.
    • A large proportion of the remaining community was made up of widows and deserted wives.
    • He walked home through the quiet and, at this hour, deserted village.
    • The streets were deserted except for policemen in riot gear guarding the important buildings.
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