deathbed

CEFRB2

/ˈdɛθˌbɛd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The bed where a person lies when dying.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A grave; the site of a burial or entombment.

Examples

  • On his deathbed he asked me to continue writing to you.

  • He got religion on his deathbed.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The last hours before death.

  2. The bed on which someone dies.

More examples

In context

  • He was once on his way to an old woman, who was on her death-bed and who had led a wicked life.

  • “Will you ask our oldest warriors to build me a barrow? Ask them to climb this headland and build me a death pile high on its top. Let my deathbed rise high above Hronesnesse.”

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to death + bed. Cognate with Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”). Compare also Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), German Sterbebett and Totenbett (both “deathbed”), Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”).