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- pronunciation:
- daI
- phrases:
- die away, die down, die off, die out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
dies, dying, died |
definition 1: |
to stop living; become dead.
The dog was hit by a car and died.Her grandmother died of tuberculosis.
- synonyms:
- decease, expire, pass away, perish
- antonyms:
- live, survive
- similar words:
- depart, end, succumb
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definition 2: |
to fade away; gradually disappear (usu. fol. by "away," "down," or "out").
The sounds of the parade died away.The tradition eventually died out.- synonyms:
- evanesce, fade away
- antonyms:
- come up, endure, intensify
- similar words:
- disappear, dwindle, perish, peter out, vanish, wane, waste
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definition 3: |
to lose force or stop operating.
The engine died.- synonyms:
- cease, fail, stop
- similar words:
- break, collapse, go, terminate
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definition 4: |
to yearn or long for something, esp. from love or desire.
He was dying for a chance to prove his worth to the big boss.- synonyms:
- crave, hunger, long, pine
- similar words:
- covet
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related words: |
blight, dissipate, fall, hunger, perish, stall |
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phrase: |
die away, die down, die off, die out |
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