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paid with one's life

paid with one's life is the simple past and past participle of pay with one's life.

Meaning of pay with one's life

Verb

pay with one's life (third-person singular simple present pays with one's life, present participle paying with one's life, simple past and past participle paid with one's life)

  1. To die as a consequence of one's actions.

Questions about paid with one's life

What is paid with one's life the simple past and past participle of?
Paid with one's life is the simple past and past participle of pay with one's life.

Words near paid with one's life in the dictionary

  1. paid the ultimate price
  2. paid through the nose
  3. paid to play
  4. paid towards
  5. paid up
  6. paid with one's life
  7. paid-in
  8. paid-up
  9. paidakia
  10. paide
  11. paideia

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