demise

[US]/dɪ'maɪz/
[UK]/dɪ'maɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kifo, miongo; uchaguzi wa mwenyewe; uchaguzi wa mwenyewe; uchaguzi wa mwenyewe
vt. kushirikisha; kuchaguliwa.
Word Forms
Pluraldemises
Past Tensedemised
Past Participledemised

Phrases & Collocations

untimely demise

kamatia kwa muda mrefu

tragic demise

kamatia kwa mbinu ya muda mrefu

inevitable demise

kamatia kwa mbinu ya muda mrefu

sudden demise

kamatia kwa muda mrefu

Example Sentences

the demise of industry.

kamatia ya sehemu.

the demise of the streetcar.

kamatia ya mizigo ya mizigo.

the demise of the French monarchy

kamatia ya mamlaka ya Fransi.

The land demised to a charitable institution.

Ardhi iliyotolewa kwa taasisi ya hisani.

The war brought about the industry’s sudden demise.

Moyo alikwepa kamatia ya sehemu kwa mafupi.

He praised the union’s aims but predicted its early demise.

Amechomba matokeo ya mizigo lakini amepunguza kamatia yake ya awali.

Upon his demise the duke's house and other properties passed to his son.

Baada ya kamatia yake, nyumba ya mduke na mali mengine yaliweka kwa mwanake.

Real-world Examples

Others will be frankly relieved at the GOCO's demise.

Wengine wataondoka kwa ujumla kwa mauti ya GOCO.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He means the NSA has agreed to fake his demise.

Alichukua mafanikio ya NSA kufanya mauti yake ya kusogholi.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

With their demise, a domino effect was set in motion.

Na mauti yao, efekti ya domino ilikuwa inaanza.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

The second thing is what I would call the demise of teams.

Kipimo cha pili ni mauti ya timu, kama nilivyotaja.

Source: Harvard Business Review

For many, death isn't simply the biological demise of our physical body.

Kwa wengi, mauti si mauti biologiyia ya moyo wetu.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

From the cheerful topic of my impending demise, we were suddenly declaring ourselves.

Kutoka kwa mada ya mauti yangu ya kusimamia, tuliondoka kwa mafanikio.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

It's a rebellion that eventually seems to lead only to his own demise.

Ni ukuaji ulioanza kwa mauti yake mwenyewe.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Nationalist parties attempted to prevent the demise of Croatia's own currency, the Kuna.

Wakala wa kiasili walitangaza kusimamia mauti ya kuna, mali ya mwenyewe ya Kroatia.

Source: BBC Listening January 2023 Collection

This, it is speculated, is one plausible explanation for the eventual demise of Guge.

Hili, kwa mafanikio, inaonyesha sababu moja ya mauti ya Guge.

Source: Guge: The Disappeared Tibetan Dynasty

Renamo, for its part, denied this responsibility but made no bones about its pleasure at Machel's demise.

Renamo, kwa mifano yake, alitafuta mafanikio hili lakini alifanya mafanikio ya kusogholi kwa mauti ya Machel.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

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