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
Teige-Irish
HaydnHAY-dənEnglish (British)
Jaroslavas-Lithuanian
Ljubomir-Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Kajal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Malakai-English (Modern)