DRANK
What does "DRANK" mean?
The simple past tense of 'drink'.
Meanings
- Past tense of 'drink': took liquid into the mouth and swallowed it. She drank the whole glass of water in one go.
Did you know?
- 'Drank' is a survivor of an ancient vowel-swapping pattern called ablaut, the same machinery behind sing-sang-sung and ring-rang-rung.
Word origin
Past tense of 'drink', from Old English 'drincan', a strong verb whose past forms shifted the vowel ('drincan' to 'dranc').
Remember it
DRANK rhymes with TANK - what you did to fill yours yesterday.
A little poem
Yesterday's glass already gone-
I drank the dusk before the dawn.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is 'drank' the most honest verb? It only ever talks about what's already done.
What it teaches
The past tense is the only one that never lies: what you drank, you drank.
Quick facts
What does DRANK mean?
The simple past tense of 'drink'.
Is DRANK a valid word?
Yes — DRANK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DRANK?
DRANK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DRANK come from?
Past tense of 'drink', from Old English 'drincan', a strong verb whose past forms shifted the vowel ('drincan' to 'dranc').
What can DRANK teach us?
The past tense is the only one that never lies: what you drank, you drank.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.