5 ways to use dead: What does dead mean? - English In A Minute

Hi! The word 'dead' has so many meanings

and we're going to look at five of them!

The first one is simple.

It means 'not living'.

Monkey?

Monkey?!

He's dead!

No!

You know when you sleep on your arm?

When you wake up, you can't feel anything.

It's numb.

It's gone dead.

I tried to catch monkey, but my arm had gone dead.

'Dead' in reference to batteries means

they have no power.

Hi! I need to…

Oh no. The battery's dead.

In informal British English, 'dead' can also mean 'very'.

This English In A Minute is dead interesting.

Lastly, in speaking about directions or time,

'dead' can mean 'exactly'.

The post office is dead ahead.

We should arrive dead on time.

Why should you never talk to a ghost?

Because they're dead boring!