bortgång — meaning in English

English meaning

• decease noun Death, departure from life.
• departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
• passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.

Senses

bortgång is used for these senses in English:

• decease (formal) Death, departure from life.
• departure (euphemism) A death.
• passing Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]

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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