English dictionary
death
nounPronunciation
dɛθ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of killing
noun
- the event of dying or departure from life
noun
- the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
noun
- the absence of life or state of being dead
noun
- a final state
noun
- the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
noun
- the time when something ends
Example sentences
he had two deaths on his conscience
her death came as a terrible shock
upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
the animal died a painful death
he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
he came to a bad end
the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
she stayed until his death
a struggle to the last
it was the death of all his plans
a dying of old hopes