commit suicide

This page is about the collocation commit suicide

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to deliberately kill oneself

For example

  • If you're thinking about committing suicide, you must tell somebody.

  • If Jason hadn't been bullied at school, he wouldn't have committed suicide.

Note:
Other collocations beginning with "commit" include "commit a crime", "commit murder", "commit fraud", etc.

Quick Quiz

If you think someone might commit suicide, you should

a. leave immediately

b. get some help

c. ignore them
a) leave immediately b) get some help c) ignore them

Contributor: Matt Errey