overlijden

Meaning

to die

Concepts

death

die

pass away

expire

decease

demise

go

departure

pass on

end

exit

disappear

march off

retreat

withdraw

leaving

succumb

case of death

expiration

fatality

buy the farm

cash in one’s chips

cease to be

choke

conk

croak

drop dead

give-up the ghost

go to meet ones maker

join the choir invisible

kick the bucket

pass

perish

pop off

ring down the curtain

snuff it

destruction

doom

downfall

perdition

ruin

wreck

passaway

kick

kick in

passing

depart this life

pass over

expiry

going

traffic

bereavement

get

occur

get out of

roll over

underlie

bite the dust

vanish

wite

terminate

Hyphenated as

over‧lij‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌoː.vərˈlɛi̯.də(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch overliden, from Old Dutch overlīthan. Equivalent to over- + lijden (“to go, pass, spend time, come to an end, suffer, undergo”). Cognate with Old English oferlīþan (“to cross over, traverse”).

Sentences

Het overlijden van zijn grootmoeder was een treurig moment .

His grandmother's death was a sad moment.