Suicide meaning in English
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Definition
to commit suicide: to kill oneself
Examples
- "I'm good in a crisis, after all I used to work the suicide hotline."
- "In case that doesn't work, I'm also a certified suicide hotline technician."
- "Although all these modes of transport leave a lot to be desired, I believe that the train option is the least likely to make you want to commit suicide."
Exercise 1
Trey tells Luna that he is a "certified suicide hotline technician".
If someone "kills himself", this means he has .
If someone "kills himself", this means he has .
Trey tells Luna that he is a "certified suicide hotline technician".
If someone "kills himself", this means he has committed suicide.
If someone "kills himself", this means he has committed suicide.
committed suicide: This is correct. The term "suicide" is a noun and must be used accordingly. Example: There was a suicide on the train. To express the action of killing oneself, the noun "suicide" always requires the verb "to commit". Example: The man preferred to commit suicide than live in shame.
self suicided: "Self suicided" is grammatically incorrect. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
suicided: "Suicide" is a noun and cannot be conjugated as a verb. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
is suicided: "Suicide" is a noun and cannot be conjugated as a verb. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
suicided himself: "Completes suicide" is grammatically incorrect. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
Exercise 2
Trey tells Luna that he is a "certified suicide hotline technician".
If a man "kills himself", we say that he has .
If a man "kills himself", we say that he has .
Trey tells Luna that he is a "certified suicide hotline technician".
If a man "kills himself", we say that he has committed suicide.
If a man "kills himself", we say that he has committed suicide.
committed suicide: This is correct. The term "suicide" is a noun and must be used accordingly. Example: There was a suicide on the train. To express the action of killing oneself, the noun "suicide" always requires the verb "to commit". Example: The man preferred to commit suicide than live in shame.
self suicided: "Self suicided" is grammatically incorrect. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
suicided: "Suicide" is a noun and cannot be conjugated as a verb. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
is suicided: "Suicide" is a noun and cannot be conjugated as a verb. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
suicided himself: "Suicide" is a noun and cannot be conjugated as a verb. The verb "to commit" must be used with the noun "suicide" to express the action of killing oneself.
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