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Submerged vs Sunk - What's the difference?

submerged | sunk |

As verbs the difference between submerged and sunk

is that submerged is past tense of submerge while sunk is past participle of lang=en.

As an adjective submerged

is underwater.

submerged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (submerge)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • underwater
    • Jimmy was completely submerged when he was snorkeling.
  • below the surface of a liquid
  • hidden
  • poor, impoverished

    • sunk

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * sank English irregular past participles