What does “die” mean?
- 1
verbto stop living
Her grandfather died last year.
- 2
verbto stop existing or working
My phone died in the middle of the call.
Die at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /daɪ/ · DY
- Forms
- died, dying
How to use “die” correctly
The -ing form is “dying” (not “dieing”). “I’m dying to” means you want something very much.
Common phrases with “die”
- die of/from
- be dying to
- die out
Synonyms, opposites and related words
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