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TO BE DEAD

Definition: TO BE DEAD

TO BE DEAD

1. To die. [Obs.] I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer. Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See Lifeless .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: TO BE DEAD

English words defined with "TO BE DEAD": analyzedbeatifyCadaveric alkaloid, canonizeDead setFuneral pileplay possumraise, resurrectsaintTo believe in, Toadstoneupraise. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TO BE DEAD": Abdication, Ability, Abracadabra, Actor and Actress, Adder, AmbitionBaptism for the dead, Bleeding of a Dead BodyCalled, Cedars, Cooling Board, curtain of sheet piling, cut off sheet piling, cut off wall of sheetpilesdead, Dead Lock, dead time, dead true, Dee, DeputyEagles, Embalm, error correcting memory, EulogyFIB, FlyingghostHalf-seas Over, Hare, Hawk, Hermione, HurricaneInactive File, INADMISSIBLE, INFERIAEJudgment DayKingLaurence, Lawns, LAWN-SERVICE WORKERMacaber, Meat, Bread, meerschaum, missing person, Mocking-bird, Monkey, Mountain, MummyNastrond, NovelParents, person of no account, power-on self-test, PyramusReal Programmers Don't Use Pascal, Reptile, ResurrectionScarabee, SCIMETAR, sheet pile wall, single sourcing, story, SylvesterTREE PRUNERwave a dead chicken, Weather, WORMS. (references)

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Modern Usage: TO BE DEAD

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I expect to be dead in four. (Die Hard: With a Vengeance; writing credit: Jonathan Hensleigh)

Man, I can't wait for you to be dead. (Get Shorty; writing credit: Scott Frank. Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard.)

David Banner is believed to be dead, and he must let the world think that he is dead until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him. (The Incredible Hulk; writing credit: Carol Baxter; Paul M. Belous)

Now I don't want to kill you and you don't want to be dead. (Silverado; writing credit: Lawrence Kasdan; Mark Kasdan)

You always have to be dead sure. (The Mechanic; writing credit: Lewis John Carlino)

Movie/TV Titles

I Know What It's Like to Be Dead (1987)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: TO BE DEAD

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Moreover, he was believed to be dead, and that thickened the obscurity which surrounded him.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TO BE DEAD

SubjectTopicQuote

Human Rights

Cote d'Ivoire

Some survivors stated that they lay on the ground pretending to be dead until the gendarmes departed. (references)

Afghanistan

Most were thought to be dead or to have assimilated voluntarily into Afghan society, although some are alleged to be held against their will. (references)

Cyprus

Of those, 30 were listed among the missing since 1974; the remaining 85 were known to be dead, but the locations of their graves were unknown. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

EULOGY, n. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TO BE DEAD

Language Translations for "TO BE DEAD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

faire déclarer l'état d'absence du de cujus (having a person declared presumed to be dead), faire déclarer l'état d'absence (having a person declared presumed to be dead). (various references)

   

German

  

Todeserklärung (declaration of death). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

teljesen le van égve (have not got a feather to fly with, to be dead broke, to be flat broke), másodpercre pontos (to be dead on time), beletrafál (to be dead on), dögfáradt (to be dead on one's feet), eltalál vmit (to be dead on, to make a lucky hit), fáj a foga vmire (to be dead on, to be eager about sg), halál igaza van (to be dead on), hevesen ellenez vmit (to be dead set against sg), holtpontra jut (deadlock, to be dead-locked, to dead-lock), él-hal (to be dead nuts on, to be dead on), igaza van (be correct, be in the right, to be dead on, to be in right, to be in the right), makacsul ellenez vmit (to be dead set against sg), meg van rogyva (to be dead on one's feet), megőrül vkiért (to be dead nuts on, to be dead on), megőrül vmiért (have a rage for sg, to be dead nuts on), nincs egy vasa sem (to be broke, to be dead broke, to be flyblown, to be stiff for money, to be stony broke), percre pontos (to be dead on time), sóher (stingy, to be broke, to be broke to the world, to be dead broke, to be skint, to be stony broke), hullafáradt (dog tired, dog-tired, to be dead on one's feet). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

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Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: TO BE DEAD

LanguageDateSourceRomans Chapter 6, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOutwV kai umeiV logizesqe eautouV nekrouV men einai th amartia zwntaV de tw qew en cristw ihsou tw kuriw hmwn
Latin405VulgateIta et vos existimate vos mortuos quidem esse peccato viventes autem Deo in Christo Iesu
Old English990West SaxonSwa same, besceawiað eow deaðe for synne ac lifigend for Gode on Cristum.
Middle English1395WyclifSo ye deme you silf to be deed to synne, but lyuynge to God in `Jhesu Crist oure Lord.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleLykewyse ymagen ye also that ye are deed concernynge synne: but are alive vnto God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde.
Jacobean English1611King JamesLikewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Victorian English1833WebsterLikewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Basic English1964OgdenEven so see yourselves as dead to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: TO BE DEAD

LanguageRomans Chapter 6, Verse 11
CebuanoBusa kamo usab kinahanglan manag-isip sa inyong kaugalingon nga mga patay na ngadto sa sala apan diha kang Cristo Jesus mga buhi kamo ngadto sa Dios.
CroatianTako i vi: smatrajte sebe mrtvima grijehu, a živima Bogu u Kristu Isusu!
DanishSåledes skulle også I anse eder selv for døde fra Synden, men levende for Gud i Kristus Jesus.
DutchAlzo ook gijlieden, houdt het daarvoor dat gij wel der zonde dood zijt, maar Gode levende zijt in Christus Jezus, onzen Heere.
FinnishNiin tekin pitäkää itsenne synnille kuolleina, mutta Jumalalle elävinä Kristuksessa Jeesuksessa.
FrenchAinsi vous-mêmes, regardez-vous comme morts au péché, et comme vivants pour Dieu en Jésus Christ.
GermanAlso auch ihr, haltet euch dafür, daß ihr der Sünde gestorben seid und lebt Gott in Christo Jesus, unserm HERRN.
Haitian CreoleKonsa tou, nou menm, konsidere tèt nou tankou moun ki deja mouri annegad peche epi k'ap viv pou Bondye ansanm avèk Jezikri.
HungarianEzenképen gondoljátok ti is, hogy meghaltatok a bûnnek, de éltek az Istennek a mi Urunk Jézus Krisztusban.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKalian harus juga menganggap dirimu mati terhadap dosa, tetapi hidup dalam hubungan yang erat dengan Allah melalui Kristus Yesus.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaDemikianlah juga kamu wajib menghisabkan dirimu mati lepas daripada dosa, tetapi hidup bagi Allah di dalam Kristus Yesus.
Korean이 와 같 이 너 희 도 너 희 자 을 죄 에 대 하 여 " 죽 은 자 " 그 리 스 도 예 수 안 에 서 하 나 님 을 대 하 여 " 산 자 로 여 길 지 어 다
LatvianTâ arî jûs esiet pârliecinâti, ka jûs, miruði grçkam, dzîvojat Dievam mûsu Kungâ Jçzû Kristû.
MaoriWaihoki mahara iho ki a koutou, kua whakatupapakutia koutou ki te hara, e ora ana ia ki te Atua, i roto i a Ihu Karaiti.
NorwegianSåledes skal også I akte eder som døde for synden, men levende for Gud i Kristus Jesus.
RumanianTot awa wi voi knwivq, socotiyi-vq moryi fayq de pqcat, wi vii pentru Dumnezeu, kn Isus Hristos, Domnul nostru.
ShuarAtumsha Núnisrumek jaka aintsarum Tunáa Túrachmin Enentáimtumastarum. Antsu ii Uuntri Jesukrístujai tsaninkiu asarum iwiaaku pujakrum Yus shiir awajsatarum.
SpanishAsí también vosotros, considerad que estáis muertos para el pecado, pero que estáis vivos para Dios en Cristo Jesús.
SwahiliHali kadhalika nanyi lazima mjione kuwa mmekufa kuhusu dhambi, lakini kama mnaoishi katika umoja na Mungu kwa njia ya Kristo Yesu.
SwedishSå mån ock I hålla före att I ären döda från synden och leven för Gud, i Kristus Jesus.
UmaWae wo'o kita' kana mpo'uli' hi rala nono-ta: "Mate-ama hangkaa-ngkania hante Kristus Yesus, uma-pi ria posidaia' -ku hante jeko'. Tuwu' -a pai' mpotuku' konoa Alata'ala-a-damo sabana posidaia' -ku hante Kristus Yesus."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TO BE DEAD

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-d-d-e-e-o-t"

-1 letter: debated.

-2 letters: aboded, beaded, boated, debate, doated.

-3 letters: abode, adobe, bated, boded, dated, doted.

-4 letters: abed, abet, bade, bate, bead, beat, beet, beta, boat, bode, bota, dado, date, dato, dead, debt, deed, deet, doat, dote, eddo, odea, teed, toad, toea, toed.

-5 letters: abo, add, ado, ate, bad, bat, bed, bee, bet, boa, bod, bot, dab.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-d-d-e-e-o-t"
 

+2 letters: outdebated.

 

+4 letters: decarbonated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO BE DEAD


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      42 45      44 45 41 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01000010 01000101 00100000 01000100 01000101 01000001 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#66 &#69 &#32 &#68 &#69 &#65 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0042 0045      0044 0045 0041 0044

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

544923639238393538

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Non-English Dictionaries with "TO BE DEAD"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionfrançais, französisch, francia

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitionallemand, német

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordításhongrois, Ungar, magyar

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglais, englisch, angol
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Quotations: Fiction
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Translations: Modern
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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