Meaning

1 senses

  1. To kill as punishment for capital crimes; to execute.

    kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

Examples

23 sentences

  1. Tom has already been put to death.

    ruТома уже казнили. — sharptoothed

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  2. Tom needs to be put to death.

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. They demanded the king be put to death at once.

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Tom was put to death.

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. If you think differently, you shall be put to death.

    Якщо ти думаєш інакше, тебе буде страчено. — miketheknight

    Mrdrumjunkie3 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

puts to death, putting to death, put to death, put to death
Base formput to death · to put to death
3rd person singularputs to death
Present participleputting to death
Past simpleput to death
Past participleput to death

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyput to death
he, she, itputs to death

Past simpleLesson

all personsput to death

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave put to death
he, she, ithas put to death

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill put to death

Synonyms

1 synonyms
executeB2
Close in meaning
  • kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment:execute

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pussyfootpustuleputA1putativeputridputt
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