die back
die back · dies back · died back · dying back
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To wither, particularly during the winterTo wither, particularly during the winter.
» Tom sold the farm after Mary died and went back to Boston.
Meaning
1 sensesTo wither, particularly during the winter.
More definitions
- suffer from a disease that kills shoots
Examples
7 sentencesTom sold the farm after Mary died and went back to Boston.
My wife died three years back.
She died back then.
A lot of people died on crosses back then.
I’m dying of back pain.
Forms
dies back, dying back, died back, died back| Base form | die back · to die back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dies back |
| Present participle | dying back |
| Past simple | died back |
| Past participle | died back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- die offвимерти, вимиратиTo suffer a series of deaths; to die one by one; to progressively become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.)
- die outвимерти, вимиратиTo become extinct.
- die onTo die under the care or watch of (someone).
- die downTo become less virulent or strong; to subside.
- die backTo wither, particularly during the winter.
- die awayTo die gradually or slowly.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- suffer from a disease that kills shoots:die down
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb