meurt

Meurt is the third-person singular present indicative form of the French verb mourir, meaning to die. It is used with singular subjects to indicate that someone or something dies or is dying. In everyday language as well as literature, it can appear in literal statements or in idiomatic expressions such as il meurt de faim (he dies of hunger) or il meurt de rire (he dies of laughter).

Mourir is an irregular verb. In the present tense its full conjugation is: je meurs, tu meurs, il meurt, nous mourons, vous mourez, ils meurent. The past tense in common usage is formed with être and the past participle mort (il est mort). In literary writing, the passé simple has forms such as il mourut and ils moururent, though these are mostly found in older texts.

Etymology and related forms: mourir comes from Old French mourir, itself from Latin morī, related to the noun mors/mortis meaning death. The root mor- is connected to a family of words in many Romance languages, including mort (death), mortal, and immortal.

Usage notes: meurt appears primarily in narrative, descriptive, or reportive contexts to denote death of a person, animal, or in figurative expressions. It can also appear in headings or concise statements about fatalities (e.g., un homme meurt dans l’incendie). As with other French verbs, its exact meaning depends on context, including causal phrases and mood (indicative, condition, or subjunctive).