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mourir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decease noun Death, departure from life.
  • die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
  • fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
  • languish verb To gradually lose strength, vitality, or spirit, especially over a long period of neglect or hardship.
  • pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.

Senses

mourir is used for these senses in English:

  • decease (formal, transitive) To cause to die.
  • die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
  • fall (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
  • languish (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
  • pass (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.

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.

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