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# discharged

verb form (past of discharge: discharge, discharges, discharged, discharging); adjective (discharged)

«discharged» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. If a patient is discharged from hospital, they are allowed to go home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#m1)
2. If someone is discharged from the army or a job, they are officially allowed or made to leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#m2)
3. If a battery is discharged, its stored electricity has been used up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#m3)
4. If a liquid or gas is discharged, it is let out or flows out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#m4)
5. If a gun is discharged, it is fired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#m5)
6. (formal) If a duty or debt is discharged, it has been done or paid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#m6)

### In the lessons

In science lessons batteries are discharged when used and charged again; factories discharge waste into rivers (pollution). In everyday life people are discharged from hospital. Phrases: discharged from hospital, a discharged battery, discharged into the river.

### Examples

- Grandma was discharged from hospital and came home on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x1)
- The soldier was discharged after ten years in the army. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x2)
- My tablet's battery is fully discharged — I need to charge it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x3)
- Dirty water was discharged into the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x4)
- The gun was discharged by accident, so always treat guns as dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x5)
- The cloud discharged its electricity as lightning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x6)
- She discharged her duties as captain very well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x7)
- Meanwhile the enemy discharged several thousand arrows, many of which stuck in my hands and face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: discharge → discharged. Opposite of a discharged battery: a charged battery. The noun «discharge» also means liquid coming out (for example from a wound). Safety: discharged waste can poison fish.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discharged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discharged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discharged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discharged.html) on Mova free.