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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take someone's life

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
take -some-one's life
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kill someone; to cause someone's death.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes someone's life (present, singular) taking someone's life (participle, present) took someone's life (past) taken someone's life (participle, past)

Phrases

claim someone's life

Frequently Paired Words

claim someone's life

Questions

What does take someone's life mean?
To kill someone; to cause someone's death.

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