DIE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of die in English dieverb [ I ] uk /daɪ/ us /daɪ/ present participle dying | past tense and past participle died Add to word list Add to word list A1 to stop being alive, either suddenly or slowly: Twelve people died in the accident.die of She died of hunger. He died of a heart attack.die from Her beloved grandfather died from cancer. They died from their injuries.die with Do the figures include people who die with Covid-19 (= who have it when they die) but not because of it?die for It is a brave person who will die for their beliefs.die in your sleep I would like to die in my sleep (= while I am sleeping). Many people have a fear of dying. to stop living

• dieMy dog died last week.
• die a natural/violent deathShe dies a natural death at home, surrounded by loved ones.
• pass awayHe passed away peacefully in hospital.
• pass onI'm sorry to hear that your grandfather has passed on.
• passUS My father passed last year.

See more results »  die a natural, violent, etc. death to die naturally, violently, etc.: It was assumed that he had died a natural death but new evidence suggests otherwise. See more to stop existing or continuing; to end: Our love will never die. Small covered markets are slowly dying, unable to compete with supermarkets. informal If a machine, battery, or phone dies, it stops working, usually because it has no power: die on The engine just died on us. I'm sorry I didn't reply to your text - my phone died.

• These men are ready to die for their country.
• When the queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne.
• We had a very hard winter last year and some of the plants died.
• Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent.
• If disturbed, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die.
• She won't tell anyone; the secret will die with her.
• Their goal is to salvage cultural traditions that would otherwise die.

Death and dying

• all-cause mortality
• ante mortem
• bereave
• bite
• bleed out phrasal verb
• ghost
• give up the ghost idiom
• pass on phrasal verb
• peg out phrasal verb
• perish
• pop off phrasal verb
• posthumously
• preterminal
• raise
• sinking fast idiom
• snuff it idiom
• starve
• terminal
• toll
• with your last/dying breath idiom

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Ends and endings Non-existence and not being Machines - not functioning

Idioms

almost/nearly die of something be dying for/to do something die a/the death die hard do or die never say die or die in the attempt to die for to/until my dying day

Phrasal verbs

die away die down die off die out dienoun [ C ] uk /daɪ/ us /daɪ/

die noun [C] (TOOL)

a shaped piece or mould (= hollow container) made of metal or other hard material, used to shape or put a pattern on metal or plastic Models & moulds

• cardboard cutout
• cast
• casting
• diorama
• hobby shop
• mock
• mock something up phrasal verb
• model
• mould
• precast
• recreation
• scale
• scale model
• section
• truckle
• wireframe

die noun [C] (GAME)

US also or old use (UK dice) a small cube (= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance   hammerston/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Miscellaneous games & activities

• air hockey
• arcade game
• beer pong
• belly dancing
• bingo hall
• bungee jumping
• cage diving
• charade
• Frisbee
• gaming system
• glassing
• Hacky Sack
• hangman
• have a go
• pinball machine
• quizzing
• rebus
• respawn
• role-playing game
• rollerskate

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Idiom

the die is cast (Definition of die from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

die | American Dictionary

dieverb [ I ] us /dɑɪ/ present participle dying | past tense and past participle died Add to word list Add to word list to stop living: He died of a heart attack. She died in her sleep at the age of 94. fig. The engine just died (= stopped working). If you say that you could have/nearly died of a particular feeling, you mean that you felt the feeling very strongly: I was so embarrassed, I could have died.  be dying To be dying to do something, or for something, is to be eager to do or to have it: I’m dying to hear the news. I’m dying for a cup of coffee.

Phrasal verbs

die down die off die out (Definition of die from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of die

die In addition, 5 participants died, 5 participants reported being too ill to participate, and 3 were lost due to relocation or other reasons. From the Cambridge English Corpus Between 1996 and 1998, 229 plants died and 629 stems recruited into the 30 cm size class. From the Cambridge English Corpus Fifteen infants survived but one baby died in the neonatal period. From the Cambridge English Corpus Birth intervals in the ' known to have died ' category therefore have a very different distribution from those in the ' known to have survived' group. From the Cambridge English Corpus Many saplings survived the attack, whereas most seedlings had died already. From the Cambridge English Corpus If one parent died, the surviving parent became the legal guardian of any minor children. From the Cambridge English Corpus Associated with the dwindling in size is the production of poor unhealthy top-growth which tends to die off prematurely. From the Cambridge English Corpus If it fails to do this, the organism will ultimately die as systems fail. From the Cambridge English Corpus The carer can now serve the dying with compassion, deep caring, professional knowledge, and comfort in the presence of the patient. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the overall series of experiments, we marked approximately 330 embryos, of which about 10% died before reaching the desired endpoint. From the Cambridge English Corpus Moreover, the emphasis upon the active negotiating participants has allowed us to totally ignore the significance death and mortuary practices have for those dying. From the Cambridge English Corpus He died rather suddenly and was buried in the shrine complex. From the Cambridge English Corpus According to the headman of the town, cattle live well here but horses die off soon after ai^rival. From the Cambridge English Corpus Spouses, friends and relatives die when a person reaches a very old age. From the Cambridge English Corpus Of these larvae 11 hatched after stimulation and the remainder died. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of die These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of die?

Translations of die

in Chinese (Traditional) 死去，死亡，過世, （通常因為沒有電而）停止運轉，報廢, 工具… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 死去，死亡，过世, （通常因为没有电而）停止运转，报废, 工具… See more in Spanish morir, acabarse, dejar de andar… See more in Portuguese morrer… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian मृत होणे, मरण पावणे, नष्ट होणे… See more 死ぬ, 死（し）ぬ… See more ölmek, yok olmak, sona ermek… See more mourir, disparaître, avoir une envie folle de… See more morir… See more sterven, wegsterven, snakken… See more திடீரெனவோ அல்லது மெதுவாகவோ உயிரிழத்தல் அல்லது உயிரை விடுதல், இருப்பதை அல்லது தொடர்வதை நிறுத்துதல், முடிவாக… See more मरना, (अस्तित्व का) खत्म होना… See more મૃત્યુ, અવસાન, મરણ… See more dø, omkomme, gå ud… See more dö, försvinna, slockna… See more mati, hilang, ingin benar… See more sterben, verschwinden, sehnen… See more dø, omkomme, (for)svinne… See more مرنا, انتقال کرنا, ختم ہونا… See more умирати, в'янути, вщухати… See more మృతి చెందడం, హఠాత్తుగా లేక మెల్లగా, అస్తిత్వంలో ఉండకపోవడం లేక నశించడం… See more মৃত্যু, প্রাণ হারানো, মারা যাওয়া… See more zemřít, odumřít, mizet… See more mati, lenyap, ingin sekali… See more ตาย, สลายไป, หายไป… See more chết, qua đời, mờ đi… See more umierać, ginąć, bardzo pragnąć… See more 죽다… See more morire, spegnersi, morire dalla voglia… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of die

• die-in
• die-cast
• sine die
• die cutting
• die, at dice
• die intestate
• die with something

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• die down phrasal verb
• die off phrasal verb
• die out phrasal verb
• die away phrasal verb

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• die hard idiom
• do or die idiom
• die a/the death idiom
• to die for idiom
• die of shame idiom
• never say die idiom
• almost/nearly die of something idiom

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• English   
  • Verb 
    • die
    • die a natural, violent, etc. death
  • Noun 
    • die (TOOL)
    • die (GAME)
• American   
  • Verb 
    • die
    • be dying
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