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morir

Pronunciation: /moˈɾiɾ/

“morir” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to die
  2. to be dying (for, to)
  3. to end, to flow into something (a road, river, etc.)
  4. to kill

In Spanish

  1. Llegar al fin de la vida propia. Dejar de estar vivo.
  2. Llegar un proceso a su conclusión.
  3. Popularmente, estropearse algo de tal manera que no puede ofrecer ningún uso útil, especialmente cuando es de forma irreparable.
  4. Dicho de una empresa, dejar de operar definitivamente ya sea por quiebra o por sanciones.
  5. Dicho de un grupo o asociación, disolverse irremediablemente.
  6. Amar a alguna persona o cosa en exceso.
  7. Matar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish murir, morir, from Latin morīrī, variant of morī. Cognate with Galician morrer, Ladino murir, and Portuguese morrer. Compare English mortify.

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