behead
To deliberately remove the head ofTo deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
» Three of the hostages were beheaded.
Drei der Geiseln wurden geköpft.
Троих заложников обезглавили.
Meaning
1 sensesTo deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
enthaupten, köpfen
обезгла́вливатьobezglávlivatʹ, обезгла́витьobezglávitʹ, отруба́ть го́ловуotrubátʹ gólovu
обезголо́влюватиobezholóvljuvaty, обезголо́витиobezholóvyty, обезгла́влюватиobezhlávljuvaty
cut the head of
Examples
32 sentencesThree of the hostages were beheaded.
ruТроих заложников обезглавили.
deDrei der Geiseln wurden geköpft.
They were beheaded.
Їм відрубали голови.
Sami was violently beaten and beheaded.
I used his beheaded body as a shield.
ruЯ использовал его обезглавленное тело как щит.
deIch benutzte seinen enthaupteten Körper als Schutzschild.
I will behead you. I promise you that.
ruЯ тебе голову отвинчу, помяни моё слово.
deIch werde dich enthaupten. Das verspreche ich dir.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English beheden, bihefden, biheveden, from Old English behēafdian (“to behead”From Middle English beheden, bihefden, biheveden, from Old English behēafdian (“to behead”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihaubudōn, *bihaubidōn (“to behead”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + head. Cognate with Middle High German behoubeten (“to behead”).
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Forms
beheads, beheading, beheaded, beheadedSynonyms
2 synonyms- cut the head of:decapitatedecollate
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle