take life



take someone's life

to kill someone. (Can include onself.) It's the executioner's job to take people's lives.
See also: life, take

take (one's) life

To commit suicide.
See also: life, take

take (someone's) life

To commit murder.
See also: life, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MannyMAN-eeEnglish
Estienne-Medieval French
Birgittabir-YIT-tah (Swedish), bir-GIT-tah (Swedish), BEER-geet-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
Alister['ælistə]
Marcelinomahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Layton['leitn]