What is the difference between the dead and the dying?

tdtd071191

how is the difference between the dead and the dying?
When I searched "deaf" on oxford dictionary, I also realized the dead and the dying.
But I can not image the context to use these words.
Pls help me explain them and give me some examples.
Thank you.

Shiny03

My image for these two words:
The dead: They died; they have died billions of years ago; they are dead.


The dying: not likely to live any longer. He is dying.

Aspirations For Dying

amatsuscribbler

@tdtd071191 - I presume you meant dead not deaf?

Dying is the process of death.

Dead is the result of that process.

takafromtokyo

@Shiny03
Those skeletons....aren't they still in the process of dying?

Shiny03

Who said 'they are'? Do you think they are dying or they are still alive? @takafromtokyo

mheredge

If someone is dead, they had already died. If they are dying, they are on their way to becoming dead.

Danesh

Dead: no more alive, which means the soul leaves the body.
Dying: is the process of the soul leaving the body, nearing to the end of the life line

mayk

DEAD - a person inside the coffin not alive and not breathing. Chance to live 0-100

DYING - a person inside the hospital alive and breathing through the help of machine. Chance to live 50-50

mheredge

@tdtd071191 if you are dead drunk, this doesn't mean that you are dead, only that you are very drunk.

If you are dying to do something, this doesn't mean that you are on your way to becoming dead but that you want to do something very much.