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die ¹  (d)

intr.v. died, dy·ing (dng), dies

1. To cease living; become dead; expire.

2. To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade: The sunlight died in the west.

3. To experience an agony or suffering suggestive of that of death: nearly died of embarrassment.

4. Informal To desire something greatly: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.

5.

a. To cease operation; stop: If your vehicle dies, stay with it.

b. To be destroyed, as in combat: could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack.

6. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns.

Phrasal Verbs:

die back Botany

To be affected by dieback.

die down

To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.

die off

To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: Rabbits were dying off in that county.

die out

To cease living completely; become extinct: tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.

Idioms:

die hard

1. To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard.

2. To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard.

die on the vine

To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine.

to die for Informal

Remarkable or highly desirable.

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[Middle English dien, probably from Old Norse deyja; see dheu-² in Indo-European roots.]

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die ¹

Verb

[dying, died]

1. (of a person, animal, or plant) to cease all biological activity permanently

2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist

3. to lose strength, power, or energy by degrees

4. to stop working: the engine died

5. be dying to be eager (for something or to do something)

6. be dying of Informal to be nearly overcome with (laughter, boredom, etc.)

7. die hard to change or disappear only slowly: old loyalties die hard

8. to die for Informal highly desirable: a salary to die for

See also die down, die out [Old English dīegan]

USAGE: It was formerly considered incorrect to use the preposition from after die, but of and from are now both acceptable: he died of/from his injuries.

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die ²

Noun

1. a shaped block used to cut or form metal

2. a casting mould

3. same as dice (sense 1)

4. the die is cast an irrevocable decision has been taken [Latin dare to give, play]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	die - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers dice square block, cube - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube five, five-spot - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips four-spot, four - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips one-spot - a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip six-spot, six - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
	2.	die - a device used for shaping metal shaping tool - a tool for shaping metal stamp - a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
	3.	die - a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods cutlery, cutting tool, cutter - a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
Verb	1.	die - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" croak, decease, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" buy it, pip out - be killed or die; drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed die back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" die down - become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down" die off, die out - become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out" die off, die out - become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out" be born - come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
	2.	die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" suffer, endure - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
	3.	die - be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show" lose it, break down, snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
	4.	die - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" conk out, go bad, break down, fail, give out, give way, break, go change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" go down, crash - stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" blow out, burn out, blow - melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired" malfunction, misfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"
	5.	die - feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	6.	die - languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" pine, yen, yearn, ache, languish - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
	7.	die - cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" die out cut out - form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper"
	8.	die - to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	9.	die - lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" become flat, pall change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	10.	die - disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
	11.	die - suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

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die

verb 1. pass away, depart, expire, perish, buy it U.S. (slang) check out U.S. (slang) kick it (slang) croak (slang) give up the ghost, go belly-up (slang) snuff it (slang) peg out (informal) kick the bucket (slang) buy the farm U.S. (slang) peg it (informal) decease, cark it Austral., N.Z. (slang) pop your clogs (informal) breathe your last, hop the twig (slang) << OPPOSITE live

verb 2. stop, fail, halt, break down, run down, stop working, peter out, fizzle out, lose power, seize up, conk out (informal) go kaput (informal) go phut, fade out or away

verb 3. dwindle, end, decline, pass, disappear, sink, fade, weaken, diminish, vanish, decrease, decay, lapse, wither, wilt, lessen, wane, subside, ebb, die down, die out, abate, peter out, die away, grow less << OPPOSITE increase be dying for something long for, want, desire, crave, yearn for, hunger for, pine for, hanker after, be eager for, ache for, swoon over, languish for, set your heart on be dying of something (Informal) be overcome with, succumb to, collapse with

Translations

die [daɪ] vi → morir;

to die (of or from) → morirse (de);

to be dying → morirse, estar muriéndose;

to be dying for sth/to do sth → morirse por algo/de ganas de hacer algo

die away vi [sound, light] → desvanecerse

die down vi (gen) → apagarse; [wind] → amainar

die out vi → desaparecer, extinguirse

die [daɪ] n [dice , pl ] → dé m [dies , pl ] → coin m; matrice f; étampe f

vi → mourir;

to die of or from → mourir de;

to be dying → être mourant(e);

to be dying for sth → avoir une envie folle de qch;

to be dying to do sth → mourir d'envie de faire qch

die away vi → s'éteindre

die down vi → se calmer, s'apaiser

die out vi → disparaître, s'éteindre

die [daɪ] n (pl) (dice) → Würfel m: (dies) → Gussform f

vi → sterben;

(plant) → eingehen (fig) (noise) → aufhören: (smile) → vergehen;

(engine) → stehen bleiben;

to die of or from → sterben an +dat;

to be dying → im Sterben liegen;

to be dying for sth → etw unbedingt brauchen;

to be dying to do sth → darauf brennen, etw zu tun

die away die vi (sound) → schwächer werden;

(light) → nachlassen

die down die vi (wind) → sich legen;

(fire) → herunterbrennen;

(excitement, noise) → nachlassen

die out die vi → aussterben

die [daɪ] n [pl dies] → conio; matrice f; stampo

vi → morire;

to be dying → star morendo;

to be dying for sth/to do sth → morire dalla voglia di qc/di fare qc;

to die (of or from) → morire (di)

die away vi → spegnersi a poco a poco

die down vi → abbassarsi

die out vi → estinguersi

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die¹

v die [dai]

1 to lose life; to stop living and become dead Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.doodgaanيَموتумирамzemřít, odumřítdø; omkomme; gå udsterbenπεθαίνωmorirsuremaمردن؛ خشکیدنkuollamourirלָמוּתमरनाumrijetimeghalmatideyjamorire死ぬ죽다mirti[]mirt; (par augiem) novīst; nobeigtiesmatistervendø, omkommeumieraćmorrera muriгибнуть; умиратьumrieť, odumrieťumretiumretidöตายölmek死умирати; в'янутиبے جان ہونا ؛ مرناchết; qua đời死

2 to fade; to disappear The daylight was dying fast.wegkwyn, verflouيخْتَفي، يَذوب، يَضْمَحِلчезнаmizet, hasnoutforsvindeverschwindenσβήνω, χάνομαιapagarse, desaparecerkustuma, vaibumaمحو شدن؛ ناپدید شدنhäipyä, sammuadisparaîtreלְהֵיעַלֵםगायब होनाizblijediti, nestatielenyésziklenyapdvína; deyja útspegnersi消える사라지다gestibeigties; izzusthilangwegsterven(for)svinne, slokne, dø utginąćapagar-sea dispăreaугасать; исчезатьzhasnúťpojemati, izginjatiugasiti seförsvinna, slocknaสลายไป; หายไปyok olmak, sona ermek消失вщухати; зникатиمٹنا ، نابودہ ہوناmờ đi; biến mất消失

3 to have a strong desire (for something or to do something) I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.smag daarnaيُريد بِرَغْبَةٍ شَديدَهумирам заumírat touhoulænges eftersehnenλαχταρώmorirse de ganas desoovist põlemaمردۀ چیزی بودنhaluta kovastiavoir une envie folle deְמֵת ל-तेज इच्छा होनाumrijeti za neštoég a vágytól, hogyingin sekalidauðlanga tilmorire dalla voglia*～したくてたまらない몹시 하고 싶어하다labai norėti, trokštiļoti gribētingin benarsnakkenvære sugen på, lengte etterbardzo pragnąćestar mortinho pora avea o poftă nebună deдо смерти хотетьumierať túžbouhrepenetičeznutilängta [] efter ngt, vara [] sugen påต้องการอย่างมากölmek, can atmak渴望палко бажати, вмирати від бажанняکسی چیز کی شدید خواہش ہوناkhao khát渴望

n diehard

a person who resists new ideas. onversoenlike, bittereinderمُحافِظ مُتَطَرِّفтвърдоглавецzpátečníkstokkonservativ personunnachgiebiger Menschαδιάλλακτος, συντηρητικόςconservadorpaadunud vanameelneسخت جان؛ سرسختpatavanhoillinenconservateur/-trice (à tout crin)קָשֶׁה לְשָׁנוֹתकट्टर, अपने विचारों के लिए लड़ने वालाuporan čovjekmegátalkodottkolotafturhaldsseggurconservatoreがんこな保守派보수적인 사람, 고집 불통kietakaktis, konservatoriuskonservatorspengeluar ideareactionairstokk konservativ person, reaksjonær personkonserwatystabota de elásticoconservatorконсервативный человекspiatočník, -čkanazadnjakuporan čovekorubblig (stockkonservativ) personคนหัวรั้นtutucu, muhafazakâr頑固分子твердолоба людинаقدامت پسندngười bảo thủ顽固分子

die away

to fade from sight or hearing The sound died away into the distance.wegsterf, vervaagيَخْفِتُ، يَسْكُنُчезнаdoznívat, ztrácet seforsvinde; dø bortschwächer werdenσβήνω, χάνομαιdesvanecerse, apagarse, amainarkustuma, vaibumaمحو شدن؛ کم کم از بین رفتنhäipyä vähitellens'éteindreלְהֵיחָלֵשलुप्त होनाizblijediti, nestatielhal(kul)menghilanghljóðna, deyja útsmorzarsi (a poco a poco)消え去る보이거나 들리지 않게 되다, 사라지다išnykti(par skaņu, gaismu) izzust; izgaisthilang pendengaranwegstervensvinne hen, dø bort, stilneniknąćesmorecera se stingeзатихатьstrácať sazamiratijenjavatidö bort, tystna, upphöraหายไปdinmek, azalmak(聲音等)逐漸消失завмиратиمدھم ہوتے ہوتے مٹ جاناmờ dần（声音等）逐渐消失

die down

to lose strength or power I think the wind has died down a bit.gaan lê, verdoofيَخْمِدُ، يَخْفِتُ، يَهْدَأзаглъхвамztlumit se, utichatdø hen; stilne afnachlassenεξασθενώ, αποδυναμώνομαιextinguirse, apagarse, irse apagandovaibumaضعیف شدن؛ از شدت افتادنtyyntyätomberלִשׁכּוֹך, לִדעוֹךशांत होना, मंद होनाoslabiti, izgubiti selecsillapulmeredadeyja út, dvínacessare静まる잠잠해지다, 누그러지다susilpnėti, nurimtinorimt; (par uguni) izdzistmeredaafnemendø hen, forta segsłabnąćextinguir-sea se potoliутихатьutíšiť sapojematistišati semojnaค่อย ๆ หายไปทีละน้อยhafiflemek, dinmek平息вщухатиدھیما ہوناtan; giảm平息

die hard

to take a long time to disappear Old habits die hard.swaar sterfيَموت بَعْد وَقْتٍ أو نِضال مَرير/ طَويلизчезвам бавноmít tuhý životdø langsomt; være svær at udryddeschwer auszurottenεμμένω, δεν εξαφανίζομαι εύκολαtardar en desapareceron visa kadumaبه سختی از بین رفتن؛ مقاوم بودنolla sitkeässä, elää sitkeästiavoir la vie dureלהאבק עַד הַסוֹףआदत इत्यादि का मुश्किल से खत्म होनाteško prestatinehezen vész kisulit hilanghverfa seint, láta seint undanessere duro a morire容易に消えない쉽게 사라지지 않다lengvai nepasiduotipretoties līdz pēdējam; lēni atmirtsukar dihilangkanmaar langzaam verdwijnenvære seiglivetnie dawać się łatwo wykorzenićmorrer devagara avea viaţă lungăбыть живучимmať tuhý životbiti trdoživteško umirativara seglivadใช้เวลานานกว่าจะหายไปkolay kolay silinmemek/kaybolmamak不易消失довго вмираютьمشکل سے تمام ہوناkhó mất đi不易消失

die off

to die quickly or in large numbers Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.uitsterfيَموت واحِدا بَعْدَ الآخَرизмирамvymíratdø en efter enwegsterbenπεθαίνω γρήγορα ή μαζικάuno por uno morir, ir muriendoüksteise järel suremaیکی یکی مردن؛ تا نفر آخر مردنkuolla toinen toisensa peräänmourir les uns après les autresלָמוּת זֶה אָחַר זֶהएक एक करके मरनाpomrijetielhullmati secara cepat dan dalam jumlah besarveslast upp einn af öðrum; deyja unnvörpummorire a uno a unoつぎつぎに死ぬ하나 둘씩 죽어가다išmirti, kristiizmirt; apmirtmati beramai-ramaiafstervendø en etter enwymierać, ginąćmorrera muri unul câte unulодин за другим умиратьvymieraťumiratiodumiratidö en efter enล้มตายเป็นจำนวนมากbirer birer ölmek大批地死亡вимиратиتیزی سے بڑی تعداد میں موت کا شکار بنناchết hàng loạt大批地死亡

die out

to cease to exist anywhere The custom died out during the last century.versterwe, uitsterweيَنْقَرِض، يَموت، يَخْتَفيумирамzaniknoutdø ud; uddøaussterbenεξαφανίζομαιperderse, extinguirsevälja suremaمنسوخ شدن؛ نابود شدنlakata, kuolla sukupuuttoondisparaîtreלְהִיכָּחֵדपूर्ण रूप से विलुप्त होनाizumrijetikihallenyaplíða undir lokscomparireすたれる사라지다, 멸종하다išnykti, išmirtiizmirt; iznīktlenyapuitstervendø ut, utdøwymierać, wygasaćem desuso caira dispăreaвымиратьzaniknúťizumretiizumretidö utยุติ; เลิกortadan kalkmak完全消失відмирати; пропадатиوجود تمام ہو جاناchết sạch; mất hẳn完全消失