die*/*/*/

[daɪ]

(present participle dying; past tense past participle died) verb

1) [I/T] to stop being alive

My grandfather died at the age of 86.[/ex]

Several people in the village have died violent deaths.[/ex]

She is dying of cancer.[/ex]

Tragically, Keats died young.[/ex]

2) to disappear, or to stop existing

Our memory of her will never die.[/ex]

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be dying for sth/to do sth — spoken to want something very much, or to want to do something very much[/ex]

[i]I'm dying for a cup of coffee.[/ex]

I nearly died; I could have died — spokenused for saying that you were very embarrassed or shocked by something[/ex]

- die down

- die off

- die out

Words that may cause offence: die When someone has died, people usually avoid mentioning death directly when they speak to the family and friends of the person who has died. They often say pass away or pass on instead of die, or they use indirect expressions such as ‘I am sorry for your loss' or ‘I was sorry to hear about your father/mother'.