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obiit

verb

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of obeō: departed, left, passed on, passed away
  2. passed away
  3. This is a past-tense verb form meaning that someone died or departed. It is the third-person singular form of the verb obeō.
Examples

Pater meus obiit.

My father passed away.

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis word is often used as a formal or euphemistic way to refer to death.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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