English to Afrikaans Meaning of dying - sterf

Dying :

sterf

noun

dood, sterf, ondergang, verval, vertrek, sterfte, heengaan

adjective

sterf, uiteindelike, finale, laaste, oor om uit te gaan, uitgeput, oor om uit te sterf, dood

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Definitions of dying in English

Noun(1) the time when something ends
Verb(1) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life(2) suffer or face the pain of death(3) be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame(4) stop operating or functioning(5) feel indifferent towards(6) languish as with love or desire(7) cut or shape with a die(8) to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player(9) lose sparkle or bouquet(10) disappear or come to an end(11) suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense(12) color with dye
Adjective(1) in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be(2) eagerly desirous

Examples of dying in English

(1) SÔö£┬«bastien is wounded and captured in battle, but his dying comrade, Dom Henrique, pretends to be the king.(2) They have come together for a journey across the South and East of India to revive what they say is a dying form of art.(3) Renato murders him, but with his dying words Riccardo declares Amelia innocent and pardons his former friend.(4) The room was quite dark, for the dying embers on the hearth provided only a faint radiance.(5) What is set up as a life and death struggle, a dying father at the mercy of experimental science, is left unresolved.(6) She got as far as the airport before the dying words of her husband came back to haunt her.(7) She also teaches those who are eager to learn the skills, especially the dying art of beadwork.(8) Anyone who kills a dying person is liable to the death penalty as a common murderer.(9) What else could she do but accede to what amounted to his dying wish.(10) Everything that will happen happens because it is someone's last dying wish.(11) Lotte's dying words are an instruction to her daughter and her son Sam to ├ö├ç├┐get the factory back├ö├ç├û.(12) On the other hand, waking a dying person to inform them of their imminent demise goes against the principle of beneficence.(13) Don't imagine that decipherment is a dying art - it is still very much alive and kicking.(14) When they finally found the daughter, the wife and grandparents refused to let her go to visit her dying father.(15) He was given a hardship discharge from services so that he could take care of his dying mother.(16) She means that we, the media, are too early to capture iconic images of dying children and that she, the aid worker, is too late to stop it.

Related Phrases of dying

(1) die ::

sterf

(2) dying out ::

uitsterf

(3) dying wish ::

sterf wens

(4) dying of hunger ::

sterf van die honger

(5) dying man ::

sterwende man

(6) be dying ::

wees om te sterf

(7) never-dying ::

nooit-sterf

Related Phrases of dying

(1) die ::

sterf

(2) dying out ::

uitsterf

(3) dying wish ::

sterf wens

(4) dying of hunger ::

sterf van die honger

(5) dying man ::

sterwende man

(6) be dying ::

wees om te sterf

(7) never-dying ::

nooit-sterf

Synonyms

Adjective

1. terminally ill ::

terminaal siek

2. declining ::

dalende

3. final ::

finale

4. anxious ::

angstig

Noun

5. death ::

dood

6. demise ::

ondergang

Verb

7. pass away ::

sterf

8. abate ::

bedaar

9. fail ::

misluk

10. long ::

lank

11. break down ::

afbreek

12. expire ::

verval

13. become flat ::

geword plat

14. die out ::

uitsterf

Different Forms

dying

Word Example from TV Shows

He's DYING of cancer.

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 13

that all these beetles should be DYING for no reason.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8

I'm DYING. My cancer is back.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 13

You don't cure it by DYING, either.

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7

The night before you slipped through, I thought my wife was DYING.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 8

Examples of dying from TV Shows

He's DYING of cancer.

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 13

that all these beetles should be DYING for no reason.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8

I'm DYING. My cancer is back.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 13

You don't cure it by DYING, either.

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7

The night before you slipped through, I thought my wife was DYING.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 8

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