end one's life

English

Verb

end one's life (third-person singular simple present ends one's life, present participle ending one's life, simple past and past participle ended one's life)

1. (euphemistic) To commit suicide.

   Synonyms: take one's own life; see also Thesaurus:commit suicide

2. To spend the rest of one's life a certain way.

   Synonym: end one's days

Translations

take one's own life — see take one's own life

end one's days — see end one's days

Further reading

• “end your life” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “end one's life”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.