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{ "term": "death", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the fact of somebody dying or being killed", "sensetop": "death from something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the anniversary of his wife’s death" }, { "text": "his **sudden/untimely/premature death**" }, { "text": "the **tragic death** of a child" }, { "text": "The jury returned a verdict of **accidental death**." }, { "text": "It is believed she died a violent death." }, { "text": "He suffered a slow and painful death." }, { "text": "an increase in deaths from cancer", "contextForm": "death from something" }, { "text": "He met his death two years later." }, { "text": "He witnessed the death of his mother from tuberculosis." }, { "text": "Her death came at the age of 82." }, { "text": "How far would they go to avenge the death of their friend?" }, { "text": "More deaths occur in winter." }, { "text": "More than 30% of all cancer deaths in the country can be attributed to smoking." }, { "text": "Obesity is a leading cause of preventable deaths." }, { "text": "On Samuel's death, the farm passed to his sons." }, { "text": "Police report a decrease in violent deaths." }, { "text": "Police are not treating the death as suspicious." }, { "text": "Women accounted for 2% of all combat deaths." }, { "text": "She faked her own death so he couldn't find her." }, { "text": "The bombing resulted in many civilian deaths." }, { "text": "They are still mourning the death of their daughter." }, { "text": "The brutal attack resulted in the man's death." }, { "text": "Two deaths from cholera have been reported." }, { "text": "a service to commemorate the death of thousands of soldiers" }, { "text": "an increase in drug overdose deaths" }, { "text": "The annual total of road deaths is falling." }, { "text": "The president's untimely death has thrown the country into chaos." } ], "topics": ["Life stages"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["early", "premature", "untimely"], "verb + death": ["bring", "cause", "lead to"], "death + verb": ["come", "happen", "occur"], "death + noun": ["rate", "count", "toll"], "preposition": [ "after (somebody’s) death", "at death", "before (somebody’s) death" ], "phrases": [ "cause of death", "a matter of life and death", "a matter of life or death" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the end of life; the state of being dead", "sensetop": "to death", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Police are trying to establish the **cause of death**." }, { "text": "The disease can **cause death **unless the patient is treated promptly." }, { "text": "Do you believe in **life after death**?" }, { "text": "He was **sentenced to death** *(= to be )*." }, { "text": "Millions of people starved to death *(= were killed by lack of food)*.", "contextForm": "to death" }, { "text": "He's drinking himself to death *(= so that it will kill him)*." }, { "text": "to beat/kick/stab somebody to death" }, { "text": "Four prisoners were under sentence of death." }, { "text": "Touching the wires means instant death." }, { "text": "death by starvation" }, { "text": "Poor living conditions can lead to early death." }, { "text": "He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death." }, { "text": "It was clear that the dog was near death." }, { "text": "His face looked more peaceful in death than it had during his last days." }, { "text": "These crimes were punishable by death." }, { "text": "The average age at death of plague victims was 14." }, { "text": "The actor has received death threats since appearing in the controversial film." }, { "text": "a death notice in the newspaper" }, { "text": "Your next of kin will receive death benefit if you die in an accident." }, { "text": "The victims' families can sue for wrongful death." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["early", "premature", "untimely"], "verb + death": ["bring", "cause", "lead to"], "death + verb": ["come", "happen", "occur"], "death + noun": ["rate", "count", "toll"], "preposition": [ "after (somebody’s) death", "at death", "before (somebody’s) death" ], "phrases": [ "cause of death", "a matter of life and death", "a matter of life or death" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the stopping of biochemical processes of life in a cell or tissue, in a way that cannot be reversed", "examples": [ { "text": "This process becomes irreversible and leads to cell death." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the permanent end or destruction of something", "sensetop": "death of something", "examples": [ { "text": "the death of all my plans" }, { "text": "the death of fascism" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the power that destroys life, imagined as human in form", "labels": "(literary)", "examples": [ { "text": "Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton." }, { "text": "Death marched in and took him away." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "so ill that you may die", "labels": "(often humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "I suppose you won’t be coming to the party if you’re at death’s door!" } ], "topics": ["Health problems"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to worry or upset somebody very much", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Those kids will be the death of me." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to catch a very bad cold", "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to survive in a situation where you could have died", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to risk your life by doing something that you know is dangerous", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Danger"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to fail completely", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do or perform something so often that people become tired of seeing or hearing it", "examples": [ { "text": "That joke's been done to death." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a terrible thing that could happen", "labels": "(often humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "At the last minute she was saved from a fate worse than death." }, { "text": "Getting married seemed a fate worse than death." }, { "text": "Obeying his parents' wishes for his life seemed a fate worse than death." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to fight until one of the two people or groups is dead, or until one person or group defeats the other", "examples": [ { "text": "The soldiers were prepared to fight to the death if they had to." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to use an idea, a story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The story has been flogged to death in the press." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to frighten somebody very much", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Spiders frighten him to death." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to hold somebody/something very tightly or keep something in a very determined way because you are afraid", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You get a job, then you get a mortgage and then you hang on like grim death to your job to pay off the mortgage." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an event that seems good, but is certain to make something else fail", "labels": "(informal, especially humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "An award can be the kiss of death for a writer." }, { "text": "That TV commercial was the kiss of death to his career as a serious actor." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die", "examples": [ { "text": "Do you believe in life after death?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to look or feel very ill or tired", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to describe a situation that is very important or serious", "examples": [ { "text": "You mustn't let anyone know— it's a matter of life and death." }, { "text": "These talks are a matter of life or death for the factory." }, { "text": "Delivering on time is a matter of life and death for a small company." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to kill somebody as a punishment", "examples": [ { "text": "The prisoner will be put to death at dawn." } ], "synonyms": "execute" }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "extremely; very much", "examples": [ { "text": "to be bored to death" }, { "text": "I'm **sick to death** of your endless criticism." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "until somebody is dead", "examples": [ { "text": "a fight to the death" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/deθ/", "audio": "de/death/death__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/deθ/", "audio": "de/death/death__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English dēath, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dood and German Tod, also to die." }