mourir

Senses

1. 1.

   to die

   to cease living; to come to the end of one's life

2. 2.

   to be dying (of)

   to be suffering intensely from hunger, cold, thirst, etc.

3. 3.

   to fade; to die out

   to gradually diminish or disappear (light, sound, fire)

Examples

• "Mon grand-père est mort l'année dernière."

  My grandfather died last year.

• "Je meurs de faim!"

  I'm starving!

• "La lumière mourait lentement à l'horizon."

  The light was fading slowly on the horizon.

Usage

Mourir is an irregular verb with auxiliaries être/avoir depending on context. Common in idiomatic expressions: *mourir de rire* (to die laughing), *mourir d'envie* (to be dying to). The present tense *je meurs* sounds more emphatic than standard English "I am dying."