death

«death» in Mova's school dictionary: The end of life; when a person, animal or plant dies and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (death, deaths)

meaning for a pupil

1) The end of life; when a person, animal or plant dies and stops living for ever. tree →

2) A case of someone dying: "There were no deaths in the accident." tree →

3) Used to exaggerate: "bored to death", "scared to death". tree →

4) A death can also be the hidden object or place that a villain's life depends on, as in old fairy tales. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, all living things are born, grow, may reproduce and die; death is part of the life cycle. In feelings lessons, the death of a pet or a person can bring grief, and it helps to talk about it. In history, numbers of deaths describe wars and diseases. In safety, rules exist to prevent injury and death. Phrases: life and death, the death of, bored to death, scared to death, matter of life and death.

examples

• The death of our old dog made us very sad. tree →
• Every living thing has a life and a death. tree →
• Wearing a seatbelt helps prevent death in crashes. tree →
• It's OK to cry and talk about a death in the family. tree →
• I was scared to death by the thunder. tree →
• Seatbelts are a matter of life and death. tree →
• "Whereabouts is your death, O Koshchei?" tree →

note

The verb is "die" (died, dying), the adjective is "dead". Do not write "death" when you mean "dead": "The fish is dead", not "The fish is death". Phrases like "bored to death" are exaggerations, not real. It is normal to feel sad, angry or confused after a death; talking to a trusted adult helps.

In the corpora

• The sadness after a death is called grief.
• Different families believe different things about what happens after death, and nobody knows for certain.
• The anniversary of a death often brings the sadness back strongly; families may light a candle, visit the grave or share stories.
• Death hoaxes about famous people spread fast because they are shocking; check a proper news site before believing or sharing one.
• Newsreaders speak slowly and look serious about deaths to show respect for the people who died and their families.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «death» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.