- death
- nounADJECTIVE▪ early, premature, untimely▪
The president's untimely death has thrown the country into chaos.
▪ sudden, unexpected▪ immediate, instant▪ quick▪ lingering, slow▪ approaching, imminent, impending▪ certain, inevitable▪He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death.
▪an escalating series of tragic and inevitable deaths
▪ preventable▪Obesity is a leading cause of preventable deaths.
▪ needless, senseless, unnecessary▪needless deaths in a war created by hatred
▪ horrible, horrific, terrible▪ grisly, gruesome▪ tragic▪the tragic death of their son
▪ mysterious, suspicious▪Police are not treating the death as suspicious.
▪ unexplained▪ natural, unnatural▪ accidental▪a verdict of accidental death
▪ wrongful▪People can sue for wrongful death. (AmE, law)
▪ brutal, violent▪Police report a decrease in violent deaths.
▪ agonizing, painful▪ painless▪ cot (BrE), crib (AmE)▪ neonatal▪The most common cause of neonatal death is birth defects.
▪ road▪ cancer, cancer-related▪More than 30% of all cancer deaths in the country can be attributed to smoking.
▪ drug-related, overdose▪an increase in drug overdose deaths
▪ shooting▪ combat (AmE)▪Women accounted for 2% of all combat deaths.
▪ civilian▪The bombing resulted in many civilian deaths.
▪ living (figurative)▪the living death of captivity
VERB + DEATH▪ bring, cause, lead to, mean, result in▪the drivers who bring death to our roads
▪Poor living conditions can lead to early death.
▪Touching the wires means instant death.
▪The brutal attack resulted in the man's death.
▪ die, face, meet, suffer▪She died a slow and painful death.
▪He met his death two years later.
▪ contemplate▪ risk▪ fear▪ approach, be near, near▪ avoid, cheat, defy, escape▪He escaped death by inches when a tree fell on his tent.
▪ hasten▪drugs which will hasten the death of a terminally ill patient
▪ prevent▪ fake▪She faked her own death so he couldn't find her.
▪ save sb from▪ grieve, mourn▪They are still mourning the death of their daughter.
▪ avenge▪How far would they go to avenge the death of their friend?
▪ order▪What kind of man orders the death of his own sister?
▪ investigate▪ experience, witness▪He witnessed the death of his mother from tuberculosis.
▪ celebrate, commemorate, mark▪a service to commemorate the death of thousands of soldiers
▪ record▪No deaths from the disease have been recorded since 1990.
▪ bleed to, burn to, choke to, freeze to, starve to▪ condemn sb to, sentence sb to▪ batter sb to, beat sb to, burn sb to, choke sb to, club sb to, crush sb to, flog sb to, hack sb to, kick sb to, put sb to, stab sb to, stone sb to, torture sb to, trample sb to▪ be punishable by, be punished by▪Incest was punishable by death.
DEATH + VERB▪ come, happen, occur▪Her death came at the age of 82.
▪More deaths occur in winter.
▪ result from sth▪deaths resulting from disease
▪ approach▪It's a curious sensation, knowing that your death is approaching soon.
DEATH + NOUN▪ rate▪The government's campaign aims to cut the death rate from heart attacks.
▪ count, toll▪The death toll in the earthquake has been put at over one thousand.
▪ penalty, sentence▪If found guilty of drug trafficking, the pair could face the death penalty.
▪ row▪There are currently over 3 000 prisoners on death row.
▪ certificate▪ benefit▪Your next of kin will receive death benefit if you die in an accident.
▪ duties (BrE), tax (AmE)▪After the death duties had been paid, there was little money left for the family.
▪ threat▪The actor has received death threats since appearing in the controversial movie.
▪ wish▪He took drugs as if he had some kind of death wish.
▪ notice▪a death notice in the newspaper
▪ record▪Chicago's birth and death records
▪ date▪It's easier to trace ancestors if you know their birth or death dates.
▪ agonies, throes▪The snake was writhing in its death agonies.
▪By 1740, European feudalism was in its death throes. (figurative)
▪ bed (usually deathbed)▪On his deathbed, my father made me promise not to sell the house.
▪ squad▪Paramilitary death squads are operating in the area.
▪ march▪The prisoners were sent on a death march through the jungle.
▪ warrant (often figurative)▪By publicly condemning the terrorists, he was signing his own death warrant.
▪ camp▪He died as a prisoner of war in an enemy death camp.
▪ scene▪The movie contains plenty of death scenes.
▪ cultPREPOSITION▪ after (sb's) death▪Do you believe in life after death?
▪ at death (formal)▪The average age at death of plague victims was 14.
▪ before (sb's) death▪ in death▪His face looked more peaceful in death than it had during his last days.
▪ near (to) death▪It was clear that the dog was near death.
▪ on sb's death▪On Samuel's death, the farm passed to his sons.
▪ death by▪death by starvation
▪ death from▪Two deaths from cholera have been reported.
PHRASES▪ cause of death▪The coroner said the cause of death was a stroke.
▪ a matter of life and death, a matter of life or death▪Delivering on time is a matter of life and death for a small company.
▪ put sb to death▪ sentence of death▪Four prisoners were under sentence of death.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
