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overlijden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • death noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
  • departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  • die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
  • pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
  • passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.

Senses

overlijden is used for these senses in English:

  • departure (euphemism) A death.
  • die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
  • pass (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
  • pass away (archaic, literary) To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more.
  • passing Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]

death — full definition

  1. noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
  2. noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
  3. name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.

departure — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  2. noun A move away from what is usual, expected, or previously planned.

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