死ぬ — meaning in English

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."
• 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.
• pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
• perish verb To die, especially suddenly or violently.

Senses

死ぬ is used for these senses in English:

• check out (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
• die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
• extinct (geology) Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.
• pass (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
• perish (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

dead — full definition

1. adj No longer alive.
2. adj No longer working, active, or in use.
3. adj Complete or exact, especially describing precision or stillness.
4. adv Completely; exactly.

deceased — full definition

1. adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
2. noun The person or people who have died, especially in a legal, medical, or formal context.

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