take own life



take one's own life

to kill oneself; to commit suicide. Bob tried to take his own life, but he was stopped in time. Later, he was sorry that he had tried to take his own life.
See also: life, own, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarwinMAHR-veenGerman
IrmingardEER-min-gahrtGerman
Rok-Slovene
Janettajə-NET-əEnglish (Rare)
Naiara-Basque
Meena-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil