death

/deθ/ noun

Definition

› [C, U] the end of life: Do you believe in life after death? We need to reduce the number of deaths from heart attacks. a death threat

to death › until you die: He was beaten to death by a gang of youths.

put sb to death › to kill someone as a punishment: [often passive] She was put to death for her beliefs.

frightened/bored, etc to death informal › extremely frightened/bored, etc: She's scared to death of dogs.

(Definition of death noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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