What part of speech is deaf?

Deaf can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. deaf is a verb, present, 1st person singular of deaf (infinitive).
  • 2. deaf is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. deaf is a noun, singular of deaves.
  • 4. deaf is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

  • Infinitive: (to) deaf 
  • Present: deaf  /  
  • Simple Past: deaffed  / deafed 
  • Past Participle: (have)  
  • Gerund:  

Noun

Adjective

What does deaf mean?

Definitions

Adjective
deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
deaf - (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings"

Verb
deaf - To deafen.

Noun
deaf - people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"
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Examples of deaf

#   Sentence  
1. noun Many of the deaf use sign language.
2. adj. Deaf to her warnings.
3. adj. It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
4. adj. Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb.
5. adj. Helen Keller was deaf and blind.
6. adj. Beethoven was deaf in his late years.
7. adj. The mayor of this city was blamed for turning a deaf ear to the people's requests.
8. adj. Koko knows and uses more than 500 words in sign language, the language of deaf people.
9. adj. Deaf people can talk in sign language.
10. adj. He was deaf, too.
11. adj. There are none so deaf as those who won't hear.
12. adj. My grandmother is hard of hearing. In other words she is slightly deaf.
13. adj. There were no schools for the deaf at that time.
14. adj. He was deaf to all arguments.
15. adj. He turned a deaf ear to my advice.
16. adj. He turns a deaf ear to me.
Sentence  
noun
Many of the deaf use sign language.
adj.
Deaf to her warnings.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb.
Helen Keller was deaf and blind.
Beethoven was deaf in his late years.
The mayor of this city was blamed for turning a deaf ear to the people's requests.
Koko knows and uses more than 500 words in sign language, the language of deaf people.
Deaf people can talk in sign language.
He was deaf, too.
There are none so deaf as those who won't hear.
My grandmother is hard of hearing. In other words she is slightly deaf.
There were no schools for the deaf at that time.
He was deaf to all arguments.
He turned a deaf ear to my advice.
He turns a deaf ear to me.
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