take one's own life
To kill oneself; to commit suicideTo kill oneself; to commit suicide.
» She took her own life.
Sie nahm sich das Leben.
Она покончила с жизнью.
Вона вчинила самогубство.
Вона наклала на себе руки.
Meaning
1 senses(euphemistic)To kill oneself; to commit suicide.
Examples
181 sentencesShe took her own life.
Вона вчинила самогубство. — deniko
ruОна покончила с жизнью. — Wezel
deSie nahm sich das Leben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took his own life.
Том наклав на себе руки. — deniko
deTom nahm sich das Leben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom didn't take his own life.
ruТом не лишал себя жизни. — sharptoothed
deTom hat sich nicht das Leben genommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They've taken Tom off life support.
ruОни отключили Тома от аппарата жизнеобеспечения. — marafon
Tom has been taken off life support.
ruТом был отключён от аппарата жизнеобеспечения. — marafon
Forms
takes one's own life, taking one's own life, took one's own life, took one's own life| Base form | take one's own life · to take one's own life |
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| 3rd person singular | takes one's own life |
| Present participle | taking one's own life |
| Past simple | took one's own life |
| Past participle | took one's own life |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle