German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -an

Adverb

dran

1. Alternative form of daran
2. (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition

   Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran.

   She is really badly off.

3. (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true

   „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“

   "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."

4. (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation

   Jetzt bist du dran!

   Now you're gonna get it!

5. (in the phrase dran sein) to be somebody's turn in a game

   Du bist dran!

   It's your turn!

Leipon

Noun

dran

1. fresh water

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (1988)
• ABVD as d̃an
• ASJP as de*an

Nali

Noun

dran

1. fresh water

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Old English

Alternative forms

• drǣn

Noun

drān f ‎(nominative plural drāne or drāna)

1. male bee, drone

Descendants

• English: drone