take someone's life en · VERB
Meanings
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(euphemistic, idiomatic) To kill someone; to cause someone's death.
Those that wish to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed, to take my life.
2025 January 20, Donald Trump, Inaugural Address (2025):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| took someone's life | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken someone's life | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes someone's life | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taking someone's life | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
pl pozbawiać życia (Translations) · pl odbierać życie (Translations) · fr coûter la vie (Translations) · de jemandem das Leben nehmen (Translations) · pl pozbawić życia (Translations) · fr ôter la vie (Translations) · fi riistää henki (Translations) · de jemandes Leben nehmen (Translations) · pl odebrać życie (Translations)