submerged

Everyday

1. Submerged means under water or under the surface of a liquid. tree →
2. Submerged is the past form of submerge: to go under water, or to push something under water. tree →
3. (figurative) Submerged can mean hidden or buried by other things. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons submerged objects show floating and sinking and how water pushes up (upthrust); measuring water rise when an object is submerged gives its volume. Submerged plants live under water in ponds. In stories, floods submerge towns. Phrases: fully submerged, partly submerged, submerged rocks.

Examples

• The rock was submerged at high tide. tree →
• We submerged the cube in water to find its volume. tree →
• The submarine submerged and disappeared. tree →
• Floods submerged the fields and roads. tree →
• Pondweed is a submerged plant. tree →
• The hippo stayed submerged with only its eyes showing. tree →
• Her quiet voice was submerged by the noise of the crowd. tree →
• The rock was very small now; soon it would be submerged. tree →

Note

The prefix «sub» means «under». In maths and science: when an object is fully submerged, the water level rises by the object's volume (if the container doesn't overflow). Spelling: submerging drops the e.