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maroon

(məruːn)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense maroons, present participle marooning, past tense, past participle marooned
1. colour
Something that is maroon is dark reddish-purple in colour.
...maroon velvet curtains.
2. verb [usually passive]
If someone is marooned somewhere, they are left in a place that is difficult for them to escape from.
Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb]
...after years of being marooned on a desert island. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: abandon, leave, desert, strand More Synonyms of maroon

maroon in British English 1

(məˈruːn)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island
2. 
to isolate without resources
noun
3. 
a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana
4.  US and Canadian informal
a person who has been marooned, esp on an island
Word origin
C17 (applied to fugitive slaves): from American Spanish cimarrón wild, literally: dwelling on peaks, from Spanish cima summit

maroon in British English 2

(məˈruːn)
noun
1. 
a. 
a dark red to purplish-red colour
b. 
(as adjective)
a maroon carpet
2. 
an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal
Word origin
C18: from French, literally: chestnut, marron1

maroon in American English 1

(məˈrun)
noun
1.  [sometimes M-]
in the West Indies and Suriname,
a.  Obsolete
a fugitive black slave
b. 
a descendant of such slaves
2.  Rare
a marooned person
verb transitive
3. 
to put (a person) ashore in some desolate place, as a desert island, and abandon that person there, as pirates or mutineers sometimes did
4. 
to leave abandoned, isolated, or helpless
verb intransitive
5.  US, Obsolete
in the South, to camp out or picnic for several days
Word origin
Fr marron < AmSp cimarrón, wild, unruly < OSp cimarra, thicket

maroon in American English 2

(məˈrun)
noun, adjective
dark brownish red
Word origin
Fr marron, chestnut, chestnut color < It marrone

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maroon

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Examples of 'maroon' in a sentence
maroon

Four people are marooned on an Icelandic rock outcrop in terrible weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Another way to enhance the deep maroon is to partner it with the soft creamy yellow of grasses and other spires of maroon.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She cut a colourful figure by pairing the fringed white bikini top with maroon bottoms.
The Sun (2013)
The restaurant is marooned on an island and accessible only by foot.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Many people have been marooned on rooftops or high ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It had carved beams around the windows and eaves painted a deep maroon.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Fulham are in danger of being marooned at the bottom of the table.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Soldiers are marooned on an island inhabited by monsters.
The Sun (2010)
Imagine those poor people marooned on the runway for something like four hours.
The Sun (2013)
 Deep burgundy and maroon remain the height of floral chic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The ones they would most like to have if they were to be marooned on a desert island.
The Sun (2011)
She likes to go on holiday by herself and says she would be happy marooned on a desert island.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Black was just above the middle of that table, with maroon the worst colour.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Seemingly marooned in the bottom three, we were nine points adrift of that fourth spot.
The Sun (2009)
Snow and ice left many people marooned in their homes, unable to get to the shops.
The Sun (2011)
The sort of Dad who could make being marooned on a desert island seem like a lark.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I was certain to check before setting out, for this is not a place to be marooned at the mercy of nature.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
YOU would have thought West Ham had enough to cope with marooned at the bottom of the table.
The Sun (2011)
Staff have just been told they must swap their distinctive orange and navy uniforms for a deep maroon, the colour of the Qatari flag.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
maroon

British English: maroon /məˈruːn/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is maroon is dark reddish-purple in colour.
...maroon velvet curtains.
  • American English: maroon
  • Arabic: مَنْبُوذ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: castanho
  • Chinese: 栗色的
  • Croatian: kestenjast
  • Czech: hnědočervený
  • Danish: kastanjebrun
  • Dutch: kastanjebruin
  • European Spanish: granate
  • Finnish: viininpunainen
  • French: bordeaux
  • German: kastanienbraun
  • Greek: μπορντό
  • Italian: bordeaux
  • Japanese: 栗色の
  • Korean: 밤색의
  • Norwegian: rødbrun
  • Polish: kasztanowy
  • European Portuguese: castanho
  • Romanian: maro
  • Russian: темно-бордовый
  • Latin American Spanish: granate
  • Swedish: vinröd
  • Thai: ซึ่งมีสีแดงม่วงเข้มอมน้ำตาล
  • Turkish: vişne çürüğü renginde
  • Ukrainian: темно-бордовий
  • Vietnamese: nâu sẫm
British English: maroon VERB
If someone is marooned somewhere, they are left in a place that is difficult for them to escape from.
He was marooned for a year on the island.
  • American English: maroon
  • Brazilian Portuguese: isolar
  • Chinese: 使无法逃脱
  • European Spanish: abandonar
  • French: abandonner
  • German: festsitzen
  • Italian: bloccare
  • Japanese: 置き去りにする
  • Korean: 고립되다
  • European Portuguese: isolar
  • Latin American Spanish: abandonar

Chinese translation of 'maroon'

maroon

(məˈruːn)

adj

  1. (= colour) 褐红(紅)色的 (hèhóngsè de)

vt

  1. to be marooned (= stranded) 被困 (bèi kùn)
(verb) 
Definition
to isolate in a helpless situation
marooned on a desert island
Synonyms
abandon
She claimed that her friends had abandoned her.
leave
He left me standing there with all our bags.
desert
He deserted our team years ago.
strand
leave high and dry (informal)
cast away
cast ashore

Additional synonyms

in the sense of desert
Definition
to abandon (a person or place) without intending to return
He deserted our team years ago.
Synonyms
leave,
abandon,
dump (informal),
strand,
ditch (informal),
betray,
maroon,
walk out on (informal),
forsake,
jilt,
run out on (informal),
throw over,
leave stranded,
leave high and dry,
leave (someone) in the lurch
in the sense of leave
Definition
to go away (from a person or place)
He left me standing there with all our bags.
Synonyms
give up,
abandon,
desert,
dump (informal),
drop,
surrender,
ditch (informal),
chuck (informal),
discard,
relinquish,
renounce,
jilt (informal),
cast aside,
forbear,
leave in the lurch

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