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. — MUIRIEL
Если не будете есть, вы умрёте. — OlegDudin
Если не будешь есть, умрёшь. — marafon
Не будешь есть - умрёшь. — marafon
Если ты не будешь есть, ты умрёшь. — Selena777
Если не будете есть, умрёте. — marafon
Если вы не будете есть, вы умрёте. — marafon
Если не есть, умрёшь. — marafon
Якщо не їсти, то помреш. — aandrusiak
Якщо не їси, то вмираєш. — aandrusiak
Якщо ти не будеш їсти - помреш. — triantafillou
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — aandrusiak
ruЕсли не будете есть, вы умрёте. — OlegDudin
deWenn man nicht isst, stirbt man. — MUIRIEL
The old man died of cancer.
Цей старий помер від раку. — iceman
ruСтарик умер от рака. — odexed
deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs. — MikeMolto
My mother died during my absence.
Поки мене не було, моя мати померла. — deniko
ruМоя мать умерла в моё отсутствие. — marafon
deMeine Mutter starb während meiner Abwesenheit. — Kamil
My uncle died a year ago.
Мій дядько помер рік тому. — deniko
ruМой дядя умер год назад. — marafon
deMein Onkel starb vor einem Jahr. — al_ex_an_der
My grandfather died five years ago.
Мій дідусь помер п'ять років тому. — ascolto
ruМой дедушка умер пять лет назад. — marafon
deMein Großvater starb vor fünf Jahren. — wolfgangth
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
28 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