décéder

Part of speech: verb

Sound file: décéder

Translation: to die, pass away

Il est décédé l’année dernière. – He passed away last year.

Related: décédé (adj) – deceased

Mme Martin, décédée le 7 janvier 2005… – Mrs. Martin, who died on 7 January 2005…

Like its synonym mourir, décéder requires être in the compound tenses.

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