HIS / HER LAST / DYING BREATH

Meaning of HIS / HER LAST / DYING BREATH in English

the last moment of a person's life

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
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HER — I. Etymology: Middle English hire, from Old English hiere, hire, hyre, gen. of hēo, hīo she — more at he …
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DYING — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of dien to die — more at die 1. a. : passing from …
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BREATH — ˈbreth noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam …
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DYING — (a.) Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.
Английский словарь Webster
DYING — (a.) In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.
Английский словарь Webster
DYING — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DYING — ( a. ) In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DYING — /duy"ing/ , adj. 1. ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man. 2. of, pertaining to, or associated with …
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BREATH — /breth/ , n. 1. the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. 2. respiration, esp. as necessary to life. 3. life; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREATH — noun Etymology: Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
DYING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of die. 2. dying ·noun the act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life. …
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BREATH — noun time to breathe; respite; pause. 2. breath ·noun fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. 3. breath ·noun the power of respiration, …
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LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DYING — [dying] pres part of die
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BREATH — [breath] n [ME breth, fr. OE braeth; akin to OHG bradam breath, and perh. to OE beorma yeast--more at barm] …
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LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DYING — dying BrE AmE ˈdaɪ ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYING — / ˈdaɪɪŋ; NAmE / adjective 1. [ only before noun ] connected with or happening at the time of sb's …
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BREATH — / breθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the air that you take into your lungs and send out …
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LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DYING — I. dy ‧ ing 1 /ˈdaɪ-ɪŋ/ BrE AmE the present participle of ↑ die II. dying 2 BrE AmE adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREATH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DYING — adj. connected with, or at the time of, death (his dying words). ødying oath an oath made at, or with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DYING — adj. connected with, or at the time of, death (his dying words). dying oath an oath made at, or with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
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LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
DYING — adj. connected with, or at the time of, death (his dying words). Phrases and idioms: dying oath an oath made …
Oxford English vocab
BREATH — n.1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation of …
Oxford English vocab
LAST — ( lasts, lasting, lasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Her' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYING — 1. Dying is the present participle of die . 2. A dying person or animal is very ill and likely …
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BREATH — ( breaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your breath is the …
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DYING — 1. Dying is the present participle of die . 2. A ~ person or animal is very ill and likely …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last attempt ▪ They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betray his presence ▪ The slightest sound might betray his presence . craned his neck …
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HER — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES casting her eyes down ▪ She blushed, casting her eyes down . emptied her …
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DYING — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dying breed (= not many exist anymore ) ▪ Real cowboys are a dying …
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BREATH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breath of air ▪ I went outside for a breath of air. a breath …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DYING — [adjective] [not gradable]She nursed her dying (= very ill and likely to die soon) husband for months.Dying means happening at …
Cambridge English vocab
BREATH — [noun] - the air that you take into and let out of your lungsAfter running I didn't have any breath …
Cambridge English vocab
LAST — Synonyms and related words : Z, abide, advance, aforegoing, after, aftermost, apodosis, at last, at length, at long last, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DYING — Synonyms and related words : abatement, abridgment, alleviation, annihilation, attenuation, bad, bane, biological death, brittle, burning out, burnout, capricious, cessation …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — Synonyms and related words : Aqua-Lung, a breath, afterdamp, amaze, anima, anima humana, animating force, aroma, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Slang English vocab
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Slang English vocab
DYING — adj. Dying is used with these nouns: ↑ breed , ↑ father , ↑ fire , ↑ man , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAST — See ↑ BEFORE 4, ↑ CONTINUE 2, ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1, ↑ LAST 1,5,6,7, ↑ REMAIN 2, ↑ SURVIVE 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — INDEX: coming at the end 1. coming at the end after all others 2. to be the last one in …
Longman Activator English vocab
DYING — See ↑ DIE 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be dying • ↑ be dying/dropping like flies
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BREATH — See ↑ BREATHE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be wasting your breath • ↑ breathless/out of breath • ↑ get your …
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LAST — n. 25B6; adjective the last woman in the queue : REARMOST, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DYING — n. 25B6; adjective his dying aunt : TERMINALLY ILL, at death's door, on one's deathbed, near death, fading fast, expiring, …
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BREATH — n. 25B6; noun I took a deep breath : INHALATION, inspiration, gulp of air; exhalation, expiration; Medicine respiration. I had …
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DYING — adj. expiring; sinking, slipping away, going, failing, fading (fast), at death's door, on one's deathbed, with one foot in the …
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BREATH — n. 1 gust, zephyr, breeze, puff, whiff, stirring, stir There wasn't a breath of air in the tent 2 hint, …
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