The meaning of Fainted

Fainted – definition

verb
Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.
Usage examples:
I fainted from loss of blood
Synonims:
Pass out Lose consciousness Fall unconscious Black out Collapse Flake out Keel over Conk out Zonk out Drop Go out Go out like a light Swoon

adjective
(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.
Usage examples:
The faint murmur of voices

adjective
Feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness.
Usage examples:
The heat made him feel faint

noun
A sudden loss of consciousness.
Usage examples:
She hit the floor in a dead faint

verb
Past simple and past participle of faint
Usage examples:
He faints at the sight of blood., i nearly fainted in the heat., she took one look at the hypodermi…

Fainted translation into English

Fainted: translate from English into Chinese

晕倒了, 昏厥

Fainted: translate from English into Dutch

Flauwgevallen, Verzwakken

Fainted: translate from English into French

Évanoui, Perdre connaissance, Tomber en défaillance, Être défaillant, Se pâlir, Être pris d'un malaise, S'évanouir

Fainted: translate from English into German

In ohnmacht gefallen, In ohnmacht fallen, Ohnmächtig werden, Umfallen

Fainted: translate from English into Hindi

बेहोश हो गया, शिथिल होना

Fainted: translate from English into Italian

Svenuto, Svenire

Fainted: translate from English into Korean

기절, 졸도하다, 약해지다

Fainted: translate from English into Russian

Упал в обморок, Падать в обморок, Слабеть, Обмирать, Терять мужество

Fainted: translate from English into Spanish

Desmayado, Desmayarse, Pasmar, Perder conocimiento

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘feigned’, also ‘feeble, cowardly’, surviving in faint heart): from Old French faint, past participle of faindre (see feign). Compare with feint1.

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Fainted – similar words

faint

adjective
(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.
Usage examples:
The faint murmur of voices

verb
Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.
Usage examples:
I fainted from loss of blood

noun
A sudden loss of consciousness.
Usage examples:
She hit the floor in a dead faint

All meanings and translations of Faint

Fainted synonims

collapse

kəˈlæps

verb
(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.
Usage examples:
The roof collapsed on top of me

noun
An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.
Usage examples:
The collapse of a railway bridge

verb
Break down, literally or metaphorically

All meanings and translations of Collapse

conk out

phrasal verb
Stop operating or functioning

phrasal verb
(of a machine or engine) to stop working or fail suddenly, or (of a person) to go to sleep
Usage examples:
My radio conked out again.

All meanings and translations of Conk out

drop

verb
Let or make (something) fall vertically.
Usage examples:
The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun
A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.
Usage examples:
The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb
Let fall to the ground

All meanings and translations of Drop

flake out

phrasal verb
Change from a waking to a sleeping state

phrasal verb
To suddenly go to sleep or feel weak because you are extremely tired
Usage examples:
I got home and flaked out on the sofa., i'm tired of relying on other people - they keep flaking ou…

All meanings and translations of Flake out

swoon

verb
Faint, especially from extreme emotion.
Usage examples:
Frankie's mother swooned and had to be helped to the headmaster's office

noun
An occurrence of fainting.
Usage examples:
I fell down in a swoon

All meanings and translations of Swoon

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