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# deceased

adjective (deceased); noun (the deceased)

«deceased» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Dead: her deceased grandfather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#m1)
2. (the deceased, noun) The person (or people) who has died, especially recently: the family of the deceased. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal, polite word used in legal papers, news and on forms, not in everyday talk where people say "died" or "passed away". In history lessons records list deceased people. Phrases: the deceased, recently deceased, deceased relatives.

### Examples

- (formal) The deceased left all her money to the animal shelter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#x1)
- The form asks for the names of any deceased parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#x2)
- The police informed the family of the deceased. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#x3)
- Her grandfather is deceased, but she has his old watch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#x4)
- (formal) The deceased was a well-known teacher in the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#x5)
- In the story, the detective searched the deceased man's study. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#x6)
- It was not so, however; there was a being standing before his bed, and looking like the ghost of his deceased wife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/#x7)

### Note

Formal; everyday words are "dead" or (euphemism) "passed away". "The deceased" can mean one person or more. Do not confuse with "diseased" (ill), which sounds similar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deceased» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deceased» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deceased.html) on Mova free.