Meaning

2 senses
  1. (formal, transitive)To cause to die.

  2. (archaic)To die.

    ableben, hinscheiden, dahinscheiden

More definitions
  • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Examples

56 sentences
  1. Does anyone know the name of the deceased?

    Хто-небудь знає ім'я покійного?

    deKennt jemand den Namen des Verstorbenen?

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  2. He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.

    Він став на коліна та молився за душі померлих.

    ruОн встал на колени и помолился за души усопших.

    deEr ging auf die Knie und betete für die Seelen der Verstorbenen.

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  3. Did you know the deceased well?

    ruВы хорошо знали покойную?

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  4. Did you know the deceased woman?

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  5. I've known the deceased for a long time.

    deIch kannte den Verstorbenen ziemlich lange.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to die:

Origin

From Old French deces (Modern French décès), from Latin dēcessus (“departure”).

From Old French deces (Modern French décès), from Latin dēcessus (“departure”).

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Forms

deceases, deceasing, deceased, deceased
Base formdecease · to decease
3rd person singulardeceases
Present participledeceasing
Past simpledeceased
Past participledeceased

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydecease
he, she, itdeceases

Past simpleLesson

all personsdeceased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave deceased
he, she, ithas deceased

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill decease

Synonyms

91 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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