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VocabJLPT N1

dying

NounPrefix

Definitions

1. dying
2. death
3. dead
4. damned

Used as a prefix or combining form meaning "to the point of death" or "dying," intensifying the word that follows. For example, it can express doing something desperately hard or to one's absolute limit, as in working or struggling with extreme effort.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I looked in the mirror and said, "I don't want to die here."

Sentence 2

I was completely out of breath on the station stairs — I nearly died!

Sentence 3

The train was delayed and I missed my interview — I could just die.

Sentence 4

The vegetables in the back of the fridge were on their last legs, so I scrambled to use them.

Sentence 5

The meteorological agency warned that there is a high risk of death from heatstroke.