BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH

Meaning of BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH in English

adv. phr. In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. He held on to the mountainside between life and death while his friends went to get help. The little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone.

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BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH — neither alive nor dead
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH — {adv. phr.} In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. * /He held on to the …
Slang English vocab
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH — {adv. phr.} In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. * /He held on to the …
Словарь английских идиом
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH — между жизнью и смертью
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BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH — между жизнью и смертью
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
LIFE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETWEEN — I. bə̇.ˈtwēn, bē.- preposition Etymology: Middle English betwene, preposition & adverb, from Old English betwēonum, from be- + -twēonum (dative …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETWEEN — (prep.) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; …
Английский словарь Webster
BETWEEN — ( prep. ) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIFE — /luyf/ , n. , pl. lives /luyvz/ , adj. n. 1. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETWEEN — — betweenness , n. /bi tween"/ , prep. 1. in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETWEEN — I. bi-ˈtwēn, bē- preposition Etymology: Middle English betwene, preposition & adverb, from Old English betwēonum, from be- + -twēonum (dative …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BETWEEN — noun intermediate time or space; interval. 2. between ·prep belonging in common to two; shared by both. 3. between ·prep …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETWEEN — [be.tween] prep [ME betwene, prep. & adv., fr. OE betweonum, fr. be- + -tweonum (dat. pl.) (akin to Goth tweihnai …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIFE
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIFE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETWEEN — / bɪˈtwiːn; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. in or into the space separating two or more points, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIFE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETWEEN — be ‧ tween S1 W1 /bɪˈtwiːn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betweonum ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIFE — n. (pl. lives) 1 the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIFE — n. (pl. lives) 1 the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIFE — n. (pl. lives) 1. the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, …
Oxford English vocab
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Oxford English vocab
LIFE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETWEEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETWEEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LIFE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETWEEN — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIFE
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
BETWEEN — (CONNECTING) [preposition] - connecting two or more places, things or peopleThere is a regular train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh.There …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BETWEEN — See: BETWIXT AND BETWEEN, COME BETWEEN, PEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
Slang English vocab
BETWEEN — adv. Function: preposition 1 in common to (as in position, in a distribution, or in participation) FF1C; a treaty between …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BETWEEN — preposition 1. in common to (as in position, in a distribution, or in participation) a treaty between three powers Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIFE — See ↑ ALIVE 1,3, ↑ LIFE 1,2, ↑ STORY 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ adult life • ↑ all your life …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIFE — INDEX: 1. the time when someone is alive 2. the kind of life that someone has 3. continuing for all …
Longman Activator English vocab
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETWEEN — See ↑ BETWEEN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come between • ↑ in between
Longman Activator English vocab
BETWEEN — INDEX: 1. between two or more people or things RELATED WORDS see also ↑ MIDDLE ↑ NEXT TO ◆◆◆ 1. …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIFE — noun 1 BAD : The cost of life is very high in London. GOOD : The cost of living is …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BETWEEN — preposition 1 BAD : Between all the magazines on the shelves, only one was of any interest. GOOD : Among …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LIFE — 1. сущ. 1) а) жизнь; существование to breathe (new) life into smth. ≈ вдохнуть (новую) жизнь во что-л. to restore …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death ≈ с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETWEEN — что-л, занимающее промежуточное положение швейные иглы среднего размера между - he separated them by rushing * он разнял их, бросившись …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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