murder
🇺🇸
/ˈmɜːrdər/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɜːdə(r)/
noun
B1
the crime of killing someone on purpose
The police are investigating the murder of a local businessman.
R
something very hard or bad
The traffic was murder this morning.
verb
B1
to kill someone on purpose and against the law
He was charged with murder after the incident.
R
to ruin something good by doing it badly
She completely murdered that song when she tried to sing it.
R
to beat someone very badly in a game or sport
Our team was murdered in the championship game.
translation
the crime of killing someone on purpose; something very hard or bad
to kill someone on purpose and against the law; to ruin something good by doing it badly; to beat someone very badly in a game or sport
Word Forms
3rd Present
murders
Past
murdered
Perfect
murdered
Progressive
murdering
Plural
murders