demise

«demise» in Mova's school dictionary: The death of a person — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural demises)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) The death of a person. tree →

2) The end or failure of something, such as a plan or a business. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a person's demise is their death, often told quietly or from a distance

examples

• The old king's demise was sad. tree →
• After the flood, the town's demise was sudden. tree →
• News of his demise surprised the village. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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