死 — meaning in English
sǐ
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English meaning
- dead adj No longer alive.
- deceased adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
- demise noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
- depart verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
- extinct adjective No longer existing, especially referring to a species that has died out entirely.
- languish verb To gradually lose strength, vitality, or spirit, especially over a long period of neglect or hardship.
- lifeless adj Dead, or showing no signs of life.
- passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.
Senses
死 is used for these senses in English:
- demise (countable) Death.
- depart (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- extinct Of customs, ideas, laws and legal rights, offices, organizations, etc.: no longer existing or in use; defunct, discontinued, obsolete; specifically, of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it.
- languish (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
- lifeless inanimate; having no life
- passing Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]
dead — full definition
- adj No longer alive.
- adj No longer working, active, or in use.
- adj Complete or exact, especially describing precision or stillness.
- adv Completely; exactly.
deceased — full definition
- adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
- noun The person or people who have died, especially in a legal, medical, or formal context.