die
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo deathTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
» If you don't eat, you die.
Wenn man nicht isst, stirbt man.
Если не будете есть, вы умрёте.
Если не будешь есть, умрёшь.
Не будешь есть - умрёшь.
Если ты не будешь есть, ты умрёшь.
Если не будете есть, умрёте.
Если вы не будете есть, вы умрёте.
Если не есть, умрёшь.
Якщо не їсти, то помреш.
Якщо не їси, то вмираєш.
Якщо ти не будеш їсти - помреш.
Meaning
24 senses(intransitive)To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
(intransitive)Followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use
He died of malaria.
(intransitive)Followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences
He died from heart failure.
(intransitive)Followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes
He died for the one he loved.
(intransitive, proscribed, sometimes)Followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from)
I can't believe I just died to a turret!
(intransitive)Followed by with as an indication of manner
She died with dignity.
(intransitive)To die in a certain form.
Will I die a happy man?
cut or shape with a die
(transitive)To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
He died a hero's death.
They died a thousand deaths.
(slang)To lose or be eliminated from a game, particularly with a deathlike animation.
Whenever my brother dies, he ragequits.
(figuratively, intransitive)To yearn intensely.
I'm really dying to eat in that new restaurant.
I'm dying for a piss.
(idiomatic, intransitive, uncommon)To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother.
(figuratively, intransitive)To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
He died a little inside each time she refused to speak to him.
Examples
6944 sentencesIf you don't eat, you die.
Якщо не їсти, то помреш.
ruЕсли не будете есть, вы умрёте.
deWenn man nicht isst, stirbt man.
The old man died of cancer.
Цей старий помер від раку.
ruСтарик умер от рака.
deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs.
My mother died during my absence.
Поки мене не було, моя мати померла.
ruМоя мать умерла в моё отсутствие.
deMeine Mutter starb während meiner Abwesenheit.
My uncle died a year ago.
Мій дядько помер рік тому.
ruМой дядя умер год назад.
deMein Onkel starb vor einem Jahr.
My grandfather died five years ago.
Мій дідусь помер п'ять років тому.
ruМой дедушка умер пять лет назад.
deMein Großvater starb vor fünf Jahren.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English deyen, probably from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“tFrom Middle English deyen, probably from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”). Displaced native Old English sweltan, whence Modern English swelt, and Old English steorfan, whence modern starve.
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Forms
dies, dying, died, diedPhrasal 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
99 synonymsAntonyms
10 antonymsWord family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- going to die
- died in the
- many people died
- rather die than
- died in a
- want to die
- died of cancer
- die in prison
- people died in
- almost died
- father died
- parents died when