deathbed

ˈdɛθbɛd

Definition

Definition of deathbed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

deathbed where a person dies

He passed away peacefully on his deathbed.

dyingstate of being near death

He confessed his secrets on his deathbed.

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Expressions with deathbed

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on one's deathbed

adj.

nearing the end or conclusion

The project was on its deathbed after funding was cut.

deathbed conversion

acceptance of religious belief just before death

He had a deathbed conversion and asked for a priest.

deathbed testament

will made when someone is near death

He wrote his deathbed testament just hours before passing.

deathbed declaration

statement made by a dying person in court

The judge accepted the deathbed declaration as evidence.

Origin of deathbed

Old English, death (end of life) + bed (place to sleep)

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until one's dying day

adv.

deathbed

up to the moment of death

Examples of deathbed in a sentence

The family gathered around his deathbed to say goodbye.
She whispered her final wishes on her deathbed.
The novel depicts the king's last days on his deathbed.

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French:lit de mort, agonie, ...
German:Sterbebett, ...
Italian:letto di morte, agonia, ...
Spanish:lecho de muerte, agonía, ...
Portuguese:leito de morte, agonia, ...
Chinese:临终床, 临终, ...
Japanese:死の床, ...
Arabic:سَرِيرُ الْمَوْت, فِراش المَوْت, ...
Hebrew:מִטַּת גְּסִיסָה, ...
Russian:смертная постель, смертный одр, ...
Ukrainian:смертне ложе, ...
Hindi:मृत्युशय्या, मृत्युशैया, ...
Bengali:মৃত্যুশয্যা, ...
Catalan:llit de mort, ...
Czech:smrtelné lože, smrtelná postel, ...
Danish:dødsleje, dødsseng, ...
Dutch:sterfbed, laatste uren, ...
Greek:επιθανάτια κλίνη, ...
Hungarian:halálos ágy, halál közeli állapot, ...
Khmer:គ្រែស្លាប់, គ្រាមរវាងជិតស្លាប់, ...
Korean:임종 침대, 임종, ...
Persian:بستر مرگ, لحظات پایانی, ...
Polish:łoże śmierci, ...
Portuguese (BR):leito de morte, agonia, ...
Romanian:pat de moarte, ...
Swedish:dödsbädd, ...
Thai:เตียงมรณะ, สภาวะใกล้ตาย, ...
Turkish:ölüm döşeği, ...
Vietnamese:giường hấp hối, giường bệnh cuối đời, ...

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