die

intr.v., died, dy·ing (dī'ĭng), 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. 1. To cease operation; stop: If your vehicle dies, stay with it.
   2. 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.

1. To be affected by dieback.

die down

1. To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.

die off

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

die out

1. 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

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

to die for Informal.

1. Remarkable or highly desirable.

[Middle English dien, probably from Old Norse deyja.]

The singular form of 'dice'.

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verb

1. To cease living: decease, demise, depart, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. Informal pop off. Slang check out, croak, kick in, kick off. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meetone's endMaker, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes. See live/die.
2. To cease to exist. disappear, expire. See live/die.
3. To become or cause to become less active or intense. abate, bate, ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase/decrease.
4. To become inaudible. fade, fade out. See increase/decrease.

Idioms beginning with die:
die down
die for
die hard
die is cast, the
die laughing
die off
die out
die to

See also curl up (and die); do or die; it's to die; never say die.

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v

Definition: pass away; stop living
Antonyms: be born, begin, live

v

Definition: wither, dwindle
Antonyms: develop, flourish, grow, improve

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Syn. crash. Unlike crash, which is used primarily of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and software. See also go flatline, casters-up mode.

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IN BRIEF: To stop living.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. — Arthur Pinero.

Tutor's tip: You may "die" (to cease to live) of embarrassment if you choose the wrong hair "dye" (a pigment used to give color to cloth, hair, etc.).

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Common misspelling(s) of die

• diea

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - dø, gå ud, gå i sig selv, sætte ud, gå i stå, slukkes

idioms:

• die away    ebbe ud
• die down    dø hen
• die hard    være sejlivet
• die off    dø på stribe
• die out    uddø
• die with your boots on    dø med støvlerne på

2.
n. - terning, møntstempel, gevindskærer, terningformet matrice
v. tr. - udstanse

idioms:

• the die is cast    terningerne er kastet

Nederlands (Dutch)
doodgaan, sterven, uitgaan, doven, be-/ uit-/wegsterven, ophouden te bestaan, gietvorm, stempel, dobbelsteen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - mourir de, décéder, s'éteindre (euph), mourir (un animal, une plante), caler, s'arrêter (un moteur), mourir (de rire), mourir (de peur), s'éteindre, disparaître (une coutume)

idioms:

• die away    s'arrêter, s'éteindre, mourir, s'affaiblir
• die back    se flétrir, se dessécher (une plante)
• die down    se flétrir, perdre ses feuilles et sa tige, se calmer, s'apaiser, tomber, se calmer (le vent), diminuer, s'apaiser (un incendie), diminuer (le bruit)
• die for    avoir une envie folle de
• die hard    (Pol) conservateur à outrance, immobiliste, (fig) avoir la vie dure
• die off    mourir, mourir peu à peu
• die out    s'éteindre, disparaître (des coutumes)
• die with one's boots on    mourir au combat

2.
n. - dé (à jouer), pièce (de monnaie), (Tech) matrice
v. tr. - mouler sous pression

idioms:

• the die is cast    le sort en est jeté, les dés sont jetés

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - sterben

idioms:

• die away    abklingen
• die back    absterben, sich verlieren
• die down    sich legen, abklingen
• die for    unwiderstehlich, etw. unbedingt brauchen, sehnen nach (+Dat), verlangen nach (+Dat)
• die hard    sich schwer überkommen lassen
• die off    (einer nach dem anderen) sterben
• die out    aussterben, erlöschen
• die with one's boots on    im Kampf/bei der Arbeit sterben

2.
n. - Würfel, Gußform, Matrize
v. - schneiden, formen, prägen

idioms:

• the die is cast    die Würfel sind gefallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πεθαίνω, (μτφ.) αφανίζομαι, χάνομαι, λαχταρώ για/να, ψοφάω για, σφραγίζω, χύνω σε καλούπι
n. - ζάρι, μήτρα, καλούπι, τύπος, (αρχιτ.) κύβος (βάθρου κίονα)

idioms:

• die away    εξασθενώ, (αργο)σβήνω, φθίνω, μαραζώνω, μαραζωμένος
• die down    εξασθενώ, κοπάζω
• die hard    (καθομ.) αντιστέκομαι στο χρόνο ή στην πρόοδο
• die off    αργοσβήνω, μαραίνομαι, ξεκληρίζομαι, αφανίζομαι
• die out    εκλείπω, φθίνω, αργοσβήνω, αποθνήσκω
• die with your boots on    πεθαίνω αγωνιζόμενος/μαχόμενος, πεθαίνω όρθιος, ενώ είμαι μάχιμος
• the die is cast    ο κύβος ερρίφθη

Italiano (Italian)
morire, matrice, dado

idioms:

• die away    smorzarsi
• die down    affievolirsi
• die hard    intransigente
• die off    morire
• die out    estinguersi
• dying for/to    desiderare ardentemente
• dying of    morire di
• straight as a die    dritto come un fuso
• the die is cast    il dado è tratto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - morrer, estampar
n. - dado (m), sorte (f)

idioms:

• die away    extinguir-se lentamente
• die down    desvanecer
• die hard    reacionário
• die off    declínio (m) na população
• die out    apagar(-se)
• dying for/to    morrendo de vontade de...
• dying of    morrendo de
• straight as a die    honestíssimo
• the die is cast    a sorte está lançada

Русский (Russian)
умереть, шаблон, кубик

idioms:

• die away    смолкать
• die down    утихать, успокаиваться
• die hard    не подается, реакционер, непримиримый, крепкий орешек
• die off    вымирать
• die out    вымирать, прекращаться
• dying for/to    умирать за
• dying of    умирать от
• straight as a die    безукоризненно честный
• the die is cast    жребий брошен

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - morir, fallecer, marchitarse, expirar, extinguirse, cesar, ser indiferente, desmayarse, sufrir

idioms:

• die away    extinguirse gradualmente, amainar, desmayarse
• die back    secarse
• die down    amainar, extinguirse gradualmente
• die for    morir por
• die hard    persistir, perdurar, resistir tenazmente
• die off    ir muriendo, morirse uno tras otro
• die out    extinguirse, pasarse de moda, dejar de existir
• die with one's boots on    morir al pie del cañón, morir con las botas puestas

2.
n. - cuño, troquel, matriz, dado
v. tr. - grabar, troquelar

idioms:

• the die is cast    la suerte está echada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dö, avlida, omkomma
n. - tärning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 死, 突然停转, 枯萎, 凋谢, 渴望, 切望

idioms:

• die away    熄灭, 消失, 平息
• die down    减弱, 渐熄减弱, 渐熄
• die hard    难改掉, 顽固到底难改掉, 顽固到底
• die off    相继死去直至死光
• die out    灭绝, 渐渐止息, 逐渐消失
• die with your boots on    横死, 暴死, 工作时死去

2. 钢模, 冲模, 印模, 开模具

idioms:

• the die is cast    木已成舟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 鋼模, 沖模, 印模
v. tr. - 開模具

idioms:

• the die is cast    木已成舟

2.
v. intr. - 死, 突然停轉, 枯萎, 凋謝, 渴望, 切望

idioms:

• die away    熄滅, 消失, 平息
• die down    減弱, 漸熄減弱, 漸熄
• die hard    難改掉, 頑固到底難改掉, 頑固到底
• die off    相繼死去直至死光
• die out    滅絕, 漸漸止息, 逐漸消失
• die with your boots on    橫死, 暴死, 工作時死去

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 죽다, 사라지다, 관심이 없어지다, 희미해지다, 애태우다

idioms:

• die away    실신하다, 희미해지다
• die down    말라서 뿌리만 남다, 희미해지다
• die off    차례차례 죽다
• die out    전멸하다, (불이) 꺼지다

2.
n. - 금형, 수나사 끊는 틀
v. tr. - (~형태로) 끊다

idioms:

• the die is cast    주사위는 던져졌다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - さいころ, 型, ダイス
v. - 死ぬ, 枯れる, 消える, なくなる

idioms:

• die away    次第に静まる, 気が遠くなる
• die down    衰える, 静まる, 地上部が枯れる
• die hard    なかなか死なない, 容易に滅びない
• die off    次々に死んでいく, 死に絶える, 順々に枯死する
• die out    死に絶える, すたれる, 消える
• die with your boots on    横死する, 首を絞められる, 勇敢に死ぬ
• the die is cast    賽は投げられた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يموت ( موتا طبيعيا أو بسبب شئ), يتحرق شوقا, يخمد, يتوقف عن العمل (الاسم) قالب حديدي صلب عليه تصميم مثلا يستخدم لصك العمله مثلا أو لدمغ الورق, حجارة النرد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮מת, דעך, הותש, התקלקל, נגמר‬
n. - ‮בסיס-עמוד מרובע, אמהת-דפוס, גלופה, תבנית, קוביה‬
v. tr. - ‮עיצב או חתך באמצעות תבנית‬

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