Death Life People Deθ Verdict Accidental Died Extra

• the anniversary of his wife’s death
• his sudden/untimely/premature death
• the tragic death of a child
• the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.

death

1. the fact of somebody dying or being killed
• SEE ALSO brain death
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/brain-death
• the anniversary of his wife’s death
• his sudden/untimely/premature death
• the tragic death of a child
• The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
• It is believed she died a violent death.
• He suffered a slow and painful death.
• an increase in deaths from cancer

Extra Examples

• He met his death two years later.
• He witnessed the death of his mother from tuberculosis.
• Her death came at the age of 82.
• How far would they go to avenge the death of their friend?
• More deaths occur in winter.
• More than 30% of all cancer deaths in the country can be attributed to smoking.
• Obesity is a leading cause of preventable deaths.
• On Samuel's death, the farm passed to his sons.
• Police report a decrease in violent deaths.
• Police are not treating the death as suspicious.
• Women accounted for 2% of all combat deaths.
• She faked her own death so he couldn't find her.
• The bombing resulted in many civilian deaths.
• They are still mourning the death of their daughter.
• The brutal attack resulted in the man's death.
• Two deaths from cholera have been reported.
• a service to commemorate the death of thousands of soldiers
• an increase in drug overdose deaths
• The annual total of road deaths is falling.
• The president's untimely death has thrown the country into chaos.
2. the end of life; the state of being dead
• SEE ALSO living death
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/living-death
• Police are trying to establish the cause of death.
• The disease can cause death unless the patient is treated promptly.
• Do you believe in life after death?
• He was sentenced to death (= to be executed).
• Millions of people starved to death (= were killed by lack of food).
• He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him).
• to beat/kick/stab, etc. somebody to death

Extra Examples

• Four prisoners were under sentence of death.
• Touching the wires means instant death.
• death by starvation
• Poor living conditions can lead to early death.
• a verdict of accidental death
• He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death.
• People can sue for wrongful death.
• It was clear that the dog was near death.
• His face looked more peaceful in death than it had during his last days.
• Incest was punishable by death.
• The average age at death of plague victims was 14.
• The actor has received death threats since appearing in the controversial film.
• a death notice in the newspaper
• Your next of kin will receive death benefit if you die in an accident.
3. the stopping of biochemical processes of life in a cell or tissue, in a way that cannot be reversed
• SEE ALSO brain death
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/brain-death
• This process becomes irreversible and leads to cell death.
4. the permanent end or destruction of something
• the death of all my plans
• the death of fascism
• By 1740 European feudalism was in its death throes.
• Delivering on time is a matter of life and death for a small company.
5. the power that destroys life, imagined as human in form
• Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton.
• Death marched in and took him away.
6. so ill that you may die
• I suppose you won’t be coming to the party if you’re at death’s door!
7. to worry or upset somebody very much
• Those kids will be the death of me.
8. to catch a very bad cold
9. to survive in a situation where you could have died
10. to risk your life by doing something that you know is dangerous
11. to fail completely
• The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death.
12. to do or perform something so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it
• That joke's been done to death.
13. a terrible thing that could happen
• At the last minute the hero saves her from a fate worse than death.

Extra Examples

• Getting married seemed a fate worse than death.
• Obeying her parents' wishes for her life seemed a fate worse than death.
14. to fight until one of the two people or groups is dead, or until one person or group defeats the other
• The soldiers were prepared to fight to the death if they had to.
15. to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting
• The story has been flogged to death in the press.
16. to frighten somebody very much
• Spiders frighten him to death.
17. to hold somebody/something very tightly or keep something in a very determined way because you are afraid
• You get a job, then you get a mortgage and then you hang on like grim death to your job to pay off the mortgage.
18. an event that seems good, but is certain to make something else fail
• An award can be the kiss of death for a writer.
• That TV commercial was the kiss of death to his career as a serious actor.
19. the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die
• Do you believe in life after death?
20. to look or feel very ill or tired
21. used to describe a situation that is very important or serious
• You mustn't let anyone know— it's a matter of life and death.
• These talks are a matter of life or death for the factory.
22. to kill somebody as a punishment
• SYNONYM execute
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/execute
• The prisoner will be put to death at dawn.
23. extremely; very much
• to be bored to death
• I'm sick to death of your endless criticism.
24. until somebody is dead
• a fight to the death

Word Origin

• Old English dēath, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dood and German Tod, also to die.