lose one's life
lose one's life verb: to die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
Verb
lose one's life (third-person singular simple present loses one's life, present participle losing one's life, simple past and past participle lost one's life)
- To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
- The people so highly resented this law, that our histories tell us, there have been six rebellions raised on that account; wherein one emperor lost his life.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput)
- I have no ambition to lose my life on the post-road between St. Petersburgh and Archangel.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington...
- Synonyms:
- assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit
lose one's life meaning in Tamil
lose one's life in Tamil
- to die
- உயிரிழ uyiriḻa
Synonyms of lose one's life
- assume room temperature
- auger in
- be called home
- be like the the One
- be no more
- be with Jesus
- be with the Lord
- bite the big one
- bite the biscuit
- bite the dust
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- buy the farm
- buy it
- cark it
- cash in
- cash in one's chips
- check out
- close one's eyes for the last time
- code
- conk out
- croak
- cross over
- cross the Great Divide
- cross the Styx
- darken
- decease
- decompose
- dematerialize
- depart
- disincarnate
- draw one's last breath
- drop off the hooks
- exit
- expire
- fall off the twig
- flatline
- give one's all
- give up the ghost
- go for a burton
- go out
- go over to the majority
Forms of lose one's life
| third-person singular present | loses one's life |
|---|---|
| present participle | losing one's life |
| past participle | lost one's life |
| past | lost one's life |
Questions about lose one's life
- What does lose one's life mean?
- Lose one's life means to die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
- What is lose one's life in Tamil?
- Lose one's life in Tamil is உயிரிழ (uyiriḻa). See Lose one's life meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lose one's life?
- Lose one's life is a verb.
- What is the past tense of lose one's life?
- The past tense of lose one's life is lost one's life.
Words near lose one's life in the dictionary
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