die

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/daɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dī)

Inflections of 'die' (n):
dies
npl (For tool meanings)
dice
npl (For cube meaning)
Inflections of 'die' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dies
v 3rd person singular
dieing
v pres p (For tool meanings only)
dying
v pres p (All other usages)
died
v past
died
v past p

die
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Sense: Verb: cease living
Synonyms:
pass away, pass on, decease, expire Collocations, depart Collocations, perish, drop dead, cease to exist, stop breathing, lose your life, cease to be, be no more, succumb, go Collocations, meet your maker, meet your death, be taken, go to heaven, fade away, rest in peace, pay the supreme sacrifice, lay down your life, kick the bucket (slang), turn to dust (informal), bite the dust (slang), give up the ghost (slang), croak (slang), slip away, keel over, check out, end your days
Antonyms:
live Collocations, be born, hold on, stay alive
Sense: Verb: cease to exist
Synonyms:
stop Collocations, extinguish, recede, vanish Collocations, become extinct, be heard of no more, be no more, come to nothing, not leave a trace, dissolve, disappear Collocations, die out, go out, evanesce, burn out, evaporate, die off, be null and void, discontinue, die the death (slang)
Antonyms:
endure Collocations, exist Collocations, go on, continue Collocations, persist, begin Collocations, commence Collocations, start Collocations
Sense: Verb: go into a decline
Synonyms:
decline Collocations, fade Collocations, sink Collocations, wither Collocations, go downhill, deteriorate, wane Collocations, ebb Collocations, peter out, fade away, melt away, die out, weaken Collocations, subside Collocations, rot Collocations, run low, crumble Collocations, abate Collocations, die down, droop, lapse Collocations, diminish Collocations, decay Collocations, molder, moulder (UK), go into a decline
Antonyms:
thrive Collocations, grow Collocations, improve Collocations, flourish Collocations, prosper
Sense: Verb: stop working - informal
Synonyms:
stop working, stop functioning, break down, give out, fail Collocations, stop Collocations, stall Collocations, cut out, break Collocations


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