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Meaning of stranded in English

stranded
adjective
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/ˈstræn.dɪd/ us
/ˈstræn.dɪd/
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unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money:
He left me stranded in town with no car and no money for a bus.
If the tide comes in, we'll be stranded on these rocks.
Synonym
marooned
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Experiencing difficulties
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(Definition of stranded from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

stranded | American Dictionary

stranded
adjective [ not gradable ]
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/ˈstræn·dɪd/
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lacking what is necessary to leave a place or to get out of a situation:
During the storm, stranded passengers slept at the airport.
(Definition of stranded from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of stranded

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They found that loose seeds are more likely to migrate than stranded seeds.
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I reached a big iceberg that seems stranded.
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In speech errors case is usually stranded, suggesting that case is indeed part of the grammatical encoding process in speech production.
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Nudging the calf towards the prey item is more likely to fit the definition of teaching than rescuing a stranded calf.
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Instead, in just his second year of teaching, he found himself stranded in a place starkly lacking in comfort or charm.
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When a gas gauge reads near-empty, it promotes metacognition about whether we still have enough fuel to get home before we're stranded.
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Translations of stranded

in Chinese (Traditional)
（因缺乏交通工具、金錢等）滯留的，被困住的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（因缺乏交通工具、金钱等）滞留的，被困住的…
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atrapado…
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in Portuguese
preso, abandonado…
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अडकून पडणे…
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（その場所から）動けなくなった, 立ち往生した…
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mahsur kalmış, saplanıp kalmış, karaya oturmuş…
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atrapat…
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రవాణా లేదా డబ్బు లేకపోవడం వంటి సమస్య కారణంగా ఎక్కడికైనా వెళ్లలేకపోవడం…
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عالِق في مَكان…
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போக்குவரத்து அல்லது பணம் இல்லாத பிரச்சனையால் எங்காவது வெளியேற முடியவில்லை…
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(परिवहन या पैसों के अभाव के कारण किसी स्थान पर) फँसा हआ, कहीं जाने में असमर्थ…
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আটকে পড়া…
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ફસાયેલ, નિ:સહાય…
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uwięziony, pozostawiony samemu sobie…
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고립된…
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کہیں پھنس کر رہ جانا, نکلنے کی حالت میں نہ ہونا…
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bloccato (senza mezzi di trasporto o possibilità di partire)…
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застрявший, оказавшийся в затруднительном положении…
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