Kilo Lingo

kill

/kɪl/

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Translation

To make a person, animal, or plant die.

Word origin

From Middle English killen, meaning to strike or put to death, of uncertain earlier origin.

Origin
Middle English
Root
killen

Grammar

Verb typeregular (kill, kills, killed)

Examples

frost plants.

"Kill" means to make something die.

lion .

"Kills" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Killed" is the past form of "kill".

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This word is part of lesson 9.