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去世 — meaning in English

qù shì

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English meaning

  • die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
  • succumb verb To give in to something overpowering, such as pressure, temptation, or illness.

Senses

去世 is used for these senses in English:

  • blot out (transitive) To make indecipherable; to obliterate.
  • die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
  • pass away (archaic, literary) To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more.
  • peg out (slang, intransitive) To die. [from 19th c.]
  • slip away To disappear; to elude one; to recede; to dwindle.
  • succumb (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.

die — full definition

  1. verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
  2. verb To stop working or functioning; to break down.
  3. verb To want something so much it feels overwhelming (informal, exaggerated use).
  4. noun A small cube marked with dots on each face, used in games of chance (plural: dice).
  5. noun A tool or mold used to cut or shape metal, plastic, or other material into a specific form.

succumb — full definition

  1. verb To give in to something overpowering, such as pressure, temptation, or illness.
  2. verb To die, especially from an illness or injury.

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