Definition of the word death

Pronunciation of vocabulary death

deathnoun

sự chết, cái chết

/dɛθ/

Definition of the word <b>death</b>

Origin of the word death

The word "death" has its roots in Old English and Germanic languages. The term "deathe" or "deoth" emerged around the 9th century, derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*dauþiz", which was also the source of the Modern German word "Tod". This Proto-Germanic word is thought to have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*dheu-", which meant "to fade away" or "to decay". In Old English, the term "deathe" initially meant "loss of life" or "mortal fate", and it was often used in the phrase "deathe's sting", referring to the painful nature of dying. Over time, the spelling evolved to "death", and its meaning expanded to encompass the concept of mortality and the cessation of life itself. Today, the word "death" is used in many languages, including English, to refer to the end of a person's life.

Vocabulary summary death

typenoun

meaningdeath; death

examplenatural death

examplea violent death

exampleto be st death's door

meaningdissolution, breakup, termination, end

examplethe death of one's hopes

examplethe death of one's plants

meaning(figuratively) to witness the collapse of an enterprise

examplebetter a glorious death than a shameful life

Example of vocabulary deathnamespace

meaning

the fact of somebody dying or being killed

thực tế là ai đó chết hoặc bị giết

  • the anniversary of his wife’s death

    ngày giỗ của vợ ông

  • his sudden/untimely/premature death

    cái chết đột ngột/không kịp thời/sớm của anh ấy

  • the tragic death of a child

    cái chết thương tâm của một đứa trẻ

  • The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.

    Bồi thẩm đoàn đã trả lại phán quyết về cái chết do tai nạn.

  • It is believed she died a violent death.

    Người ta tin rằng cô đã chết một cái chết bạo lực.

  • He suffered a slow and painful death.

    Anh ta phải chịu một cái chết từ từ và đau đớn.

  • an increase in deaths from cancer

    sự gia tăng tử vong do ung thư

Extra examples:
  • He met his death two years later.

    Anh ta đã gặp cái chết của mình hai năm sau đó.

  • He witnessed the death of his mother from tuberculosis.

    Anh đã chứng kiến ​​cái chết của mẹ mình vì bệnh lao.

  • Her death came at the age of 82.

    Bà qua đời ở tuổi 82.

  • How far would they go to avenge the death of their friend?

    Họ sẽ đi bao xa để trả thù cho cái chết của bạn mình?

  • More deaths occur in winter.

    Nhiều ca tử vong xảy ra vào mùa đông.

meaning

the end of life; the state of being dead

cuối đời; tình trạng chết

  • Police are trying to establish the cause of death.

    Cảnh sát đang cố gắng xác định nguyên nhân cái chết.

  • The disease can cause death unless the patient is treated promptly.

    Bệnh có thể gây tử vong nếu người bệnh không được điều trị kịp thời.

  • Do you believe in life after death?

    Bạn có tin vào cuộc sống sau khi chết?

  • He was sentenced to death (= to be executed).

    Anh ta bị kết án tử hình (= bị xử tử).

  • Millions of people starved to death (= were killed by lack of food).

    Hàng triệu người chết đói (= bị giết vì thiếu lương thực).

  • He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him).

    Anh ấy đang uống rượu đến chết (= để nó sẽ giết chết anh ấy).

  • to beat/kick/stab, etc. somebody to death

    đánh/đá/đâm, v.v... ai đó đến chết

Extra examples:
  • Four prisoners were under sentence of death.

    Bốn tù nhân bị kết án tử hình.

  • Touching the wires means instant death.

    Chạm vào dây đồng nghĩa với cái chết ngay lập tức.

  • death by starvation

    chết đói

  • Poor living conditions can lead to early death.

    Điều kiện sống kém có thể dẫn đến tử vong sớm.

  • a verdict of accidental death

    bản án về cái chết do tai nạn

meaning

the stopping of biochemical processes of life in a cell or tissue, in a way that cannot be reversed

sự dừng lại của các quá trình sinh hóa của sự sống trong tế bào hoặc mô, theo cách không thể đảo ngược

  • This process becomes irreversible and leads to cell death.

    Quá trình này trở nên không thể đảo ngược và dẫn đến chết tế bào.

meaning

the permanent end or destruction of something

sự kết thúc vĩnh viễn hoặc sự phá hủy của một cái gì đó

  • the death of all my plans

    cái chết của tất cả các kế hoạch của tôi

  • the death of fascism

    cái chết của chủ nghĩa phát xít

  • By 1740 European feudalism was in its death throes.

    Đến năm 1740, chế độ phong kiến ​​châu Âu đang trong cơn hấp hối.

  • Delivering on time is a matter of life and death for a small company.

    Giao hàng đúng hẹn là vấn đề sống còn đối với một công ty nhỏ.

meaning

the power that destroys life, imagined as human in form

sức mạnh hủy diệt sự sống, được tưởng tượng là con người dưới hình dạng

  • Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton.

    Cái chết thường được thể hiện trong các bức tranh như một bộ xương người.

  • Death marched in and took him away.

    Cái chết bước vào và mang anh ta đi.

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary death

Idioms of vocabulary death

at death’s door
(often humorous)so ill that you may die
  • I suppose you won’t be coming to the party if you’re at death’s door!
    • be the death of somebody
    (informal)to worry or upset somebody very much
  • Those kids will be the death of me.
    • catch your death (of cold)
    (old-fashioned, informal)to catch a very bad cold
    cheat death
    to survive in a situation where you could have died
    dice with death
    (informal)to risk your life by doing something that you know is dangerous
    die a/the death
    (British English, informal)to fail completely
  • The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death.
    • do something to death
    to do or perform something so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it
  • That joke's been done to death.
    • a fate worse than death
    (often humorous)a terrible thing that could happen
  • At the last minute the hero saves her from a fate worse than death.
    • fight to the death/finish
    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.
    • flog something to death
    (British English, informal)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.
    • frighten/scare somebody to death
    (informal)to frighten somebody very much
  • Spiders frighten him to death.
    • hang/hold on for/like grim death
    (informal)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.
    • the kiss of death
    (informal, especially humorous)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.
    • life after death
    the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die
  • Do you believe in life after death?
    • look/feel like death warmed up
    (informal)to look or feel very ill or tired
    a matter of life and/or death
    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.
    • put somebody to death
    to kill somebody as a punishment
  • The prisoner will be put to death at dawn.
    • to death
    extremely; very much
  • to be bored to death
  • I'm sick to death of your endless criticism.
    • to the death
    until somebody is dead
  • a fight to the death

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