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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
die
1 dying and its causes 2 people who have died 3 after a person dies 4 existence after death see also KILL
1 dying and its causes - to stop living: die, (formal) pass away; noun (C/U): death She died peacefully. ◎ She was told that her brother had passed away. ◎ Most people are afraid of death. - to die suddenly: (informal) drop dead He dropped dead from overwork. - to be very ill and near to death: be at death's door - a person or thing that will die is mortal; opposite: immortal All men are mortal. ※ causes of death - to die because of an illness or condition: die (of/from sth) She died of malaria. ◎ He died from his wounds. ◎ to die of natural causes (= from old age or illness) - to die because of an accident: die in sth How many people died in that plane crash? - to die in water (or other liquid) because it is impossible to breathe: drown - to die because you have no food: starve to death, die of/from starvation - to die because there is no air to breathe: suffocate; noun (U): suffocation - to die because it is very cold: freeze* to death - something that can cause death is deadly, lethal a deadly poison ◎ a lethal weapon - something that actually causes death is fatal a fatal accident - to put your life in danger: risk your life She risked her life to save her friend. - if sb does sth which results in their death, the action costs* them their life His attempt to climb the mountain in bad weather cost him his life. ※ dangerous actions or situations DANGEROUS
2 people who have died - not being alive: dead She had been dead for some hours. - people who have died: the dead (noun plural); opposite: the living a church service in memory of the dead of two world wars ◎ Now we have to think of the living. - a person who has died is sometimes referred to as (formal) the late ※¦ the late Mr Hargreaves ◎ her late mother - a person who is killed or injured in a war or an accident: casualty; a person who is killed in this way: (formal) fatality There were several fatalities in the crash. - the number of deaths in a certain period of time or in a certain place: mortality (noun U) Infant mortality is high in some inner city areas. - the dead body of a person: body, corpse The police have found a body in the canal. ◎ The corpse has been identified.
3 after a person dies - the place (in a hospital, etc) where dead bodies are kept before burial: mortuary, morgue - medical examination of a dead body to find out how the person died: post-mortem, autopsy - an official investigation to find out about an unexplained death: inquest The inquest recorded a verdict of accidental death. - an official piece of paper that says that sb has died: death certificate - an article about a person's life that is printed in a newspaper soon after their death: obituary Have you read her obituary in 'The Times'? - something that is given to sb after they have died is posthumous (adverb posthumously) His medal was awarded posthumously. ※ burying or burning a dead body FUNERAL - the legal document in which you write down who should have your money and property after you die: will; in this document you leave* sth to sb, (formal) bequeath sth to sb His aunt left him some money in her will. - to receive money or property from a person who has died: inherit sth; the money or property that you receive: inheritance, legacy She inherited a fortune from her father. - a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again: widow; a man whose wife has died and who has not married again: widower ※ thinking about people who have died - the feeling of sadness caused by the death of sb you love: grief (noun U); to feel this sadness: grieve (for sb) He is still grieving for his mother. - if you dress or behave in a special way because you are sad that sb has died, you are in mourning They are still in mourning for their brother. - something which reminds people of sb who has died is in memory of sb a monument in memory of soldiers killed in the war
4 existence after death - existence after death: life after death (noun U), afterlife Do you believe in an afterlife? - the part of a person which some people think continues to exist after death: soul, spirit the spirits of the dead - the place where some religions say good people will go when they die: heaven; the place where bad people will go: hell
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