death

CEFRA1

/ˈdɛθ/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The end of a person's or animal's life.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

Examples

  • Because of the famine, the cattle starved to death.

  • The whole neighborhood mourned his death.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdiːθ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

  2. Execution (in the judicial sense).

  3. The collapse or end of something.

More examples

In context

  • My grandfather died a violent death, which saddened the whole family.

  • The serial killer was sentenced to death.

  • When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English deth, 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 and Norwegian Bokmål død (“death”), Faroese deyði (“death”), Icelandic dauði (“death”), Norwegian Nynorsk daude, død (“death”), Swedish död (“death”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃 (dauþus, “death”).