"breathe one's last" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: breathes one's last [present, singular, third-person], breathing one's last [participle, present], breathed one's last [participle, past], breathed one's last [past]
Etymology: Perhaps first used in Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 3 (c. 1591). Compare breathe (“to live”). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} breathe one's last (third-person singular simple present breathes one's last, present participle breathing one's last, simple past and past participle breathed one's last)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-breathe_one's_last-en-verb-jx6TKsZL Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (uncommon) To be defeated. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-breathe_one's_last-en-verb-7V2PRXLS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: breathe one's last breath, draw one's last breath
Disambiguation of Death: 0 0
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