mourir/mɔʁ/
verb · A1 · Frequency 178
verb
Meanings
to die; to be dying
Refers to the end of life or being in the process of dying.
Examples
Mon grand-père est mort paisiblement dans son sommeil.
My grandfather died peacefully in his sleep.
Le blessé est mort avant l'arrivée des secours.
The injured man died before help arrived.
Grammar note
Mourir is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to die; to be dying
Refers to the end of life or being in the process of dying.
Examples
Personne ne veut mourir seul.
Nobody wants to die alone.
Le médecin lui a expliqué qu'il pouvait mourir sans traitement.
The doctor explained to him that he could die without treatment.
Elle préfère mourir chez elle plutôt qu'à l'hôpital.
She would rather die at home than in a hospital.
Collocations
- mourir de faimto die of hunger
Common mistakes
Il a mort.
Il est mort.
The passé composé of mourir uses être, not avoir; the subject and past participle remain unchanged.
mourir à faim
mourir de faim
To express dying of hunger, the fixed collocation uses the preposition de, not à.
Related words
- antonymvivreto live, to be alive
synonymdécéderto pass away, to die
Grammar note
Mourir is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to die; to be dying
Refers to the end of life or being in the process of dying.
Examples
Le blessé a murmuré en mourant.
The wounded man whispered as he was dying.
Mourant de froid, le randonneur cherchait un refuge.
Freezing to death, the hiker was looking for shelter.
Il a écrit une dernière lettre en mourant.
He wrote a final letter while dying.
Grammar note
Mourir is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to die; to be dying
Refers to the end of life or being in the process of dying.
Examples
Tu meurs de maladie si personne ne te soigne.
You die from illness if nobody treats you.
Tu meurs un jour, mais tu peux choisir comment vivre aujourd'hui.
You die one day, but you can choose how to live today.
Quand tu meurs, tes proches ont besoin de pouvoir te dire adieu.
When you die, your loved ones need to be able to say goodbye to you.
Grammar note
Mourir is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to die; to be dying
Refers to the end of life or being in the process of dying.
Examples
La vieille horloge meurt peu à peu faute d'entretien.
The old clock is gradually dying for lack of maintenance.
Le feu meurt quand personne ne remet de bûches.
The fire dies down when nobody adds logs.
La fleur meurt sur le rebord de la fenêtre sans eau.
The flower dies on the windowsill without water.
Grammar note
Mourir is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses.