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death

/dɛθ/ /dɛθ/
noun
  1. 1
    ölüm, vefatcountable or uncountable

    The end of a person's or an animal's life; the fact of dying or being dead.

    • His sudden death shocked everyone in the village.
      Ani ölümü köydeki herkesi şok etti.
    • Smoking is still one of the main causes of death.
      Sigara hâlâ başlıca ölüm nedenlerinden biri.
  2. 2
    son, yok oluşuncountable

    The permanent end of something such as a plan, an industry or a way of life.

    • Online shopping has meant the death of many small shops.
      İnternetten alışveriş birçok küçük dükkânın sonu oldu.
    • The new motorway was the death of our quiet village.
      Yeni otoyol sessiz köyümüzün sonunu getirdi.
  3. 3
    ölesiye, aşırı derecedeuncountable Informal

    Used in 'to death' after some verbs and adjectives to mean extremely or very much.

    • I'm sick to death of this rainy weather.
      Bu yağmurlu havadan ölesiye bıktım.
    • She was scared to death when the lights went out.
      Işıklar sönünce korkudan ölecekti.
  4. 4
    Azrail, ölüm meleğiuncountable Literary

    Death, often written with a capital D: the power that ends life, imagined as a person.

    • In old paintings, Death often carries a long scythe.
      Eski tablolarda Azrail çoğu zaman uzun bir tırpan taşır.
    • The old soldier felt that Death was waiting for him.
      Yaşlı asker, Azrail'in kendisini beklediğini hissediyordu.

Synonyms

passingdemisedeceaseendfatality

Antonyms

Collocations

cause of deathdeath ratedeath tollthe death penaltyput someone to deathfreeze to deathbored to deathsick to death ofa matter of life and deathat death's doorbe the death of someonedeath certificate

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