death

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The end of life; the act or fact of dying.

   Her sudden death came as a shock to everyone.

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being dead.

   In death, his face looked peaceful at last.

3. 3
   noun

   The end or destruction of something.

   The new motorway meant the death of the small village shop.

Common collocations

• sudden death Adjective + noun
• cause death Verb + noun
• natural death Adjective + noun
• tragic death Adjective + noun
• face death Verb + noun
• fear death Verb + noun
• prevent death Verb + noun
• premature death Adjective + noun

From Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus. More at die. Cognates Cognate with Scots daeth, daith, death, deeth, deith (“death”), North Frisian Duar, duas, düüs (“death”), Saterland Frisian Dood (“death”), West Frisian dea (“death”), Dutch dood (“death”), German Tod, Todt (“death”), Limburgish doead (“death”), Luxembourgish Doud (“death”), Yiddish טויט (toyt, “death”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål død (“death”), Faroese deyði (“death”), Icelandic dauði (“death”), Norwegian Nynorsk daude, død (“de…

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