Meaning of "murder" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MURDER

Old English morthor; related to Old English morth, Old Norse morth, Latin mors death; compare French meurtre.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MURDER

murder  [ˈmɜːdə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MURDER

Murder is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb murder in English.

WHAT DOES MURDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human, and generally this premeditated state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide. As the loss of a human being may inflict grief upon the individuals close to the victim, and the commission of a murder is highly detrimental to the good order within society, most societies both present and in antiquity have considered it a most serious crime worthy of the harshest of punishment. In most countries, a person convicted of murder is typically given a long prison sentence, possibly a life sentence where permitted, and in some countries, the death penalty may be imposed for such an act – though this practice is becoming less common.

Definition of murder in the English dictionary

The first definition of murder in the dictionary is something dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant. Other definition of murder is to kill unlawfully with premeditation or during the commission of a crime. Murder is also to kill brutally.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MURDER

PRESENT

Present

I murder

you murder

he/she/it murders

we murder

you murder

they murder

Present continuous

I am murdering

you are murdering

he/she/it is murdering

we are murdering

you are murdering

they are murdering

Present perfect

I have murdered

you have murdered

he/she/it has murdered

we have murdered

you have murdered

they have murdered

Present perfect continuous

I have been murdering

you have been murdering

he/she/it has been murdering

we have been murdering

you have been murdering

they have been murdering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I murdered

you murdered

he/she/it murdered

we murdered

you murdered

they murdered

Past continuous

I was murdering

you were murdering

he/she/it was murdering

we were murdering

you were murdering

they were murdering

Past perfect

I had murdered

you had murdered

he/she/it had murdered

we had murdered

you had murdered

they had murdered

Past perfect continuous

I had been murdering

you had been murdering

he/she/it had been murdering

we had been murdering

you had been murdering

they had been murdering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will murder

you will murder

he/she/it will murder

we will murder

you will murder

they will murder

Future continuous

I will be murdering

you will be murdering

he/she/it will be murdering

we will be murdering

you will be murdering

they will be murdering

Future perfect

I will have murdered

you will have murdered

he/she/it will have murdered

we will have murdered

you will have murdered

they will have murdered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been murdering

you will have been murdering

he/she/it will have been murdering

we will have been murdering

you will have been murdering

they will have been murdering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would murder

you would murder

he/she/it would murder

we would murder

you would murder

they would murder

Conditional continuous

I would be murdering

you would be murdering

he/she/it would be murdering

we would be murdering

you would be murdering

they would be murdering

Conditional perfect

I would have murder

you would have murder

he/she/it would have murder

we would have murder

you would have murder

they would have murder

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been murdering

you would have been murdering

he/she/it would have been murdering

we would have been murdering

you would have been murdering

they would have been murdering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you murder
we let´s murder
you murder

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to murder

Past participle

murdered

Present Participle

murdering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MURDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «murder» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of murder

agony · assassinate · assassination · bloodshed · blow away · bump off · butcher · butchery · carnage · cream · destroy · dispatch · do in · do to death · drub · eliminate · hammer · hell · hit · homicide · kill · killing · lick · make mincemeat of · mangle · mar · massacre · misery · murk · rub out · ruin · slaughter · slay · slaying · spoil · stuff · take out · tank · terminate · thrash · waste

TRANSLATION OF MURDER

Find out the translation of murder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of murder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «murder» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 谋杀
• Translator English - Spanish: asesinato
• English: murder
• Translator English - Hindi: हत्या
• Translator English - Arabic: قَتْلٌ
• Translator English - Russian: убийство
• Translator English - Portuguese: assassinato
• Translator English - Bengali: হত্যা
• Translator English - French: meurtre
• Translator English - Malay: Pembunuhan
• Translator English - German: Mord
• Translator English - Japanese: 殺人
• Translator English - Korean: 살인
• Translator English - Javanese: Mateni
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tội giết người
• Translator English - Tamil: கொலை
• Translator English - Marathi: खून
• Translator English - Turkish: cinayet
• Translator English - Italian: omicidio
• Translator English - Polish: morderstwo
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вбивство
• Translator English - Romanian: crimă
• Translator English - Greek: φόνος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: moord
• Translator English - Swedish: mord
• Translator English - Norwegian: mord

10 QUOTES WITH «MURDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word murder.

1

Tom Araya

I read true crime books, and I read when people do case studies of stuff. I'm into books like that. Case studies or forensics or murder - all that good stuff.

2

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.

3

Ned Beauman

Plot is tremendously important to me: I can't stand books where nothing happens, and I can't imagine ever writing a novel without at least one murder.

4

Peter Benenson

Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow wrongful imprisonment, murder or 'disappearance' to be carried out by their officials with impunity.

5

Robert Benton

Twilight is about getting older and relationships - not about a murder mystery. It's about love when you reach a certain age; nothing is in primary colors.

6

Pat Brown

Police are reluctant to label a murder as a possible serial homicide.

7

Andrew Buchan

When someone dies instantly, then I think the well of grief and disbelief all mixed in with it is unfathomable. And when murder is involved, that just takes it into a whole new place. There is an extra dimension you just can't compute or deal with.

8

Rosanne Cash

I do not believe in terrorism, violence, destruction, murder, pre-emption, or War.

9

William Lacy Clay, Jr.

It's an issue that we need to have a national discussion about, the militarization of local police forces, and then when they are used to quell peaceful demonstration. Then we have a problem, and especially around this entire case of the murder of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson police officer.

10

Harlan Coben

I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MURDER»

Discover the use of murder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to murder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Murder Mamas

Aries is ready to bury her deadly past and live a normal life with her husband and son in Barbados.

Ashley, Jacquavis, 2007

Pure Murder

Describes the brutal 1993 torture, rape, and murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena, two innocent teenagers, whose bodies were discovered in a Houston park, and the gang of six young men who were arrested, tried, and convicted of the ...

Corey Mitchell, 2008

Meat Is Murder!: An Illustrated Guide to Cannibal Culture

The best-selling study of cannibals in both real life and cinema, with illustrated reports on cannibal killers Ed Gein, Albert Fish and Jeffrey Dahmer, plus reviews of cannibal movies such as 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Cannibal Holocaust' ...

Mikita Brottman, 2001

Marilyn Monroe: A Case for Murder

In "Marilyn Monroe: A Case for Murder," biographer Jay Margolis presents the most thorough investigation of Marilyn Monroe's death to date and shares how he reached the definitive conclusion that she was murdered.

Jay Margolis, 2011

Serial Murder

Provides a solid review of the subject, with an accessible, incisive presentation, including photos and features unique to this edition.

Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes, 2009

Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and Causes

A unique study providing evidence that murder is predictable and the exceptionally high murder rate in the United States is reduceable.

Gerhard Falk, Clifford Falk, 1990

Murder and Society

This book provides a fascinating exploration of murder, providing an insight into what leads people to kill and what effect this has on society as a whole.

Peter Morrall, 2006

The Psychology of Lust Murder: Paraphilia, Sexual Killing, ...

The book concludes with a number of practical suggestions linked to clinical prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies; police training, profiling, and apprehension efforts; as well as legal and public policy responses to sexually ...

Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, 2006

Murder

Stanley Hastings, the New York private detective, is back in the swing of things.

Parnell Hall, 2002

A Murder for Her Majesty

"The suspense in Hilgartner's gripping mystery is balanced by the fascinating details of daily life at the York Minster during the Elizabethan era." -- School Library Journal, starred review

Beth Hilgartner, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MURDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term murder is used in the context of the following news items.

Closing arguments begin in penalty phase of cop killer's murder trial

Christopher Monfort is brought into court for the closing arguments in the penalty phase of his aggravated-murder trial. (Steve Ringman/The ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»

Addison drops murder charge against newborn's mom

ADDISON – A woman who was arrested and charged with capital murder for allegedly killing her newborn baby while working at an Addison ... «WFAA, Jul 15»

Murder charge laid as details revealed of mid-day stabbing attack of …

Gino Langevin, 45, appeared in court Wednesday morning to face a first-degree murder charge in the death of his long-time partner Gail ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»

Florida transgender woman beaten to death is 10th US trans murder …

India Clarke was found dead Tuesday morning outside the University Area Community Center in Tampa Bay, Florida. Photograph: Facebook. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

The Latest: Police Visited House Night Before Murder-Suicide

The latest on the murder-suicide at a home in suburban Atlanta (all times local): 3 p.m.. Authorities say the night before a man killed his wife ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Man charged with murder, again, in St. Bernard

The murder charge against Merlin "Mitch" Smothers was quashed in June 2015 because a St. Bernard judge ruled that an Orleans ADA wasn't ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»

Man charged with murder in Dover shooting

A Magnolia-area man has been charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting last week in Dover, city police said Wednesday. «The News Journal, Jul 15»

Victims, suspected shooter in south Forsyth murder-suicide identified

The three murder victims include Rebecca Manning, 37, and her juvenile sons, Jared and Jacob Smith. Manning's 75-year-old father, Jerry ... «Forsyth County News Online, Jul 15»

Mom's boyfriend charged with murder in birthday cake beating

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A grand jury on Wednesday added murder to the charges facing a man accused of fatally beating a 9-year-old boy over ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

Stansted double murder: Man arrested after two people dead in …

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people died at a house. The victims - a man and woman - were found injured when ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»