26984 words

dies

9 definitions ā€¢ 20 examples
1
to stop being alive, either suddenly or slowly:

Examples:

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.
2
to die naturally, violently, etc.:

Examples:

It was assumed that he had died a natural death but new evidence suggests otherwise.
3
to stop existing or continuing; to end:

Examples:

Our love will never die.
Small covered markets are slowly dying, unable to compete with supermarkets.
4
If a machine, battery, or phone dies, it stops working, usually because it has no power:

Examples:

die on The engine just died on us.
I'm sorry I didn't reply to your text - my phone died.
5
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
6
a small cube (= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance
7
to stop living:

Examples:

He died of a heart attack.
She died in her sleep at the age of 94.
fig. The engine just died (= stopped working).
8
If you say that you could have/nearly died of a particular feeling, you mean that you felt the feeling very strongly:

Examples:

I was so embarrassed, I could have died.
9
To be dying to do something, or for something, is to be eager to do or to have it:

Examples:

Iā€™m dying to hear the news.
Iā€™m dying for a cup of coffee.

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