Meaning

3 senses

  1. The bed on which someone dies.

    Sterbebett, Totenbett

    сме́ртное ло́жеsmértnoje lóže, сме́ртный одрsmértnyj odr

    сме́ртне ло́жеsmértne lóže

    the bed on which a person dies

  2. The last hours before death.

    the last few hours before death

  3. A grave; the site of a burial or entombment.

Examples

14 sentences

  1. Tom is on his deathbed.

    Том на смертному одрі.

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  2. Tom forgave Mary on his deathbed.

    ruНа смертном одре Том простил Мэри.

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  3. He got religion on his deathbed.

    deEr fand auf seinem Sterbebett zur Religion.

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  4. The grandfather is on his deathbed.

    ruДедушка при смерти.

    deDer Großvater liegt im Sterben.

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  5. Dear parents, I will send you straight to your deathbed.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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the bed on which someone dies:

Origin

From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to

From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to death + bed. Cognate with Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”). Compare also Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), German Sterbebett and Totenbett (both “deathbed”), Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”).

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Forms

plural: deathbeds

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddeathbed conversion

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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