Pass away

Gone

R.I.P

Viewing – the room with casket where people cry and look at the dead person

die
When you die you pass away and you are dead.
dead
You become known as the deceased.
death
undertaker

coffin
Your body is taken to an undertakers and placed in a coffin. Then
your family and friends hold a ceremony - a funeral or burial
funeral

burial

grave
You are buried in a grave.
buried

mausoleum You may end up in a mausoleum

wreath People send a wreath.

will

heir(s) Hopefully your wrote a will before you died. A will tells your
executor about how you want your belongings to be shared between
inheritance your heirs. This is their inheritance..

orphan If both your parents die when you're still young, you are an orphan.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry to hear that.

When you hear someone has died you offer your condolences to the family and friends of the
person. Sometimes there is an orbituary printed in the paper.

Please accept my sincere condolences.

death

noun

the state of being dead

death

noun

an occasion when someone dies

mortality

noun

the number of deaths within a particular area, group etc

mortality

noun

formal death

mortality

noun

the fact that your life will end

dying

adjective

done or spoken just before death

bereavement

noun

the situation you are in when a close friend or family member has just died

bereavement

noun

an instance of a close friend or a member of your family dying

death rate

noun

the number of deaths in a particular area in one year

bereaved

adjective

a bereaved person is someone whose close friend or family member has recently died

dead

adjective

no longer alive
deceased

adjective

formal dead

inanimate

adjective

not alive

lifeless

adjective

someone who is lifeless is dead or looks dead

unresponsive

adjective

unconscious, or dead

lost

adjective

killed, especially while fighting in the armed forces

at peace

phrase

used for saying that someone is dead and therefore has no more worries

at rest
phrase

an expression meaning ‘dead’, used in situations where the word ‘dead’ might upset someone

departed

adjective

mainly literary dead

(as) dead as a doornail

phrase

completely dead

Likely to die soon

Synonyms

dying

adjective

not likely to live much longer

at death’s door

phrase

very ill and likely to die

fatally

adverb
so severely that you die as a result

on your last legs

phrase

very ill and not likely to live much longer

goner

noun

informal someone who is certain to die very soon

someone’s number is up

phrase

used for saying that someone is going to die

on your deathbed

phrase

going to die very soon

someone’s/something’s days are numbered

phrase

someone or something is not likely to continue in a particular situation or to exist much longer

not long for this world

phrase

likely to die soon

failing

adjective

very old and likely to die soon