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to death

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /tə ˈdɛθ/ · UK /tə ˈdeθ/

to death means: To an extreme degree, often more than someone can comfortably bear.

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EXTREMELYB1

To an extreme degree, often more than someone can comfortably bear.

  • I was bored to death.
  • That sudden noise scared me to death.
  • She loves her grandchildren to death.

Similar words: extremely, terribly

Common phrases: bored to death, scared to death, love someone to death

CAUSING DEATHB1

With the result that someone or something dies.

  • The animal starved to death.
  • He nearly froze to death in the mountains.
  • Without help, she would have bled to death.

Similar words: fatally

Common phrases: bleed to death, freeze to death, starve to death

Questions about to death

What does to death mean?

To an extreme degree, often more than someone can comfortably bear.

What is to death in other languages?

Türkçe: son derece · Español: muchísimo · Français: à mourir · Deutsch: ungemein · Italiano: da morire · 日本語: 死ぬほど

How do you pronounce to death?

In American English /tə ˈdɛθ/; in British English /tə ˈdeθ/.

How do you use to death in a sentence?

I was bored to death. That sudden noise scared me to death.

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