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- pronunciation:
- daI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
dies, dying, died |
definition 1: |
to stop living; become dead.
The plant died because he never watered it.
- synonyms:
- expire, pass away, perish
- antonyms:
- live, survive
- similar words:
- end
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definition 2: |
to lose force or stop working.
The car's engine died.- synonyms:
- cease, fail, stop
- similar words:
- break, collapse, terminate
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definition 3: |
to need or want very much.
I am dying for a glass of water.- synonyms:
- hunger, long
- similar words:
- covet
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definition 4: |
to fade away; gradually disappear (usually followed by "away", "down", or "out").
The sounds of the parade died away.- synonyms:
- fade away
- antonyms:
- endure, intensify
- similar words:
- disappear, dwindle, vanish, wane, waste
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related words: |
hunger, perish |
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