die

1
[ dahy ]
/ daɪ /

verb (used without object), died, dy·ing.

Verb Phrases

Idioms for die

Origin of die

1
1150–1200; Middle English dien, deien < Old Norse deyja. Cf. dead, death

synonym study for die

1. Die, pass away ( pass on; pass ), perish mean to relinquish life. To die is to become dead from any cause and in any circumstances. It is the simplest, plainest, and most direct word for this idea, and is used figuratively of anything that has once displayed activity: An echo, flame, storm, rumor dies. Pass away (or pass on or pass ) is a commonly used euphemism implying a continuation of life after death: Grandfather passed away ( passed on or passed ). Perish, a more literary term, implies death under harsh circumstances such as hunger, cold, neglect, etc.; figuratively, perish connotes utter extinction: Hardship caused many pioneers to perish. Ancient Egyptian civilization has perished.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH die

die dye

Definition for die (2 of 3)

die 2
[ dahy ]
/ daɪ /

noun, plural dies for 1, 2, 4, dice for 3.

Machinery.
  1. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
  2. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
  3. one of the separate pieces of such a device.
  4. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material, as in coining money.
singular of dice.
Architecture. dado(def 1).

verb (used with object), died, die·ing.

to impress, shape, or cut with a die.

Origin of die

2
1300–50; Middle English de (in early Modern English taking the vowel of the plural form dice) < Old French de(i), presumbly < Latin datum given (neuter past participle of dare to give), perhaps in the derivative sense “put, placed,” hence “played, cast”

Definition for die (3 of 3)

dice
[ dahys ]
/ daɪs /

plural noun, singular die.

verb (used with object), diced, dic·ing.

verb (used without object), diced, dic·ing.

Origin of dice

1300–50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and plural), dyces (plural) < Old French de(i)z, dés (plural); see die2

OTHER WORDS FROM dice

dic·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for die (1 of 3)

die 1
/ (daɪ) /

verb dies, dying or died (mainly intr)

See also dieback, die down, die out

Word Origin for die

Old English dīegan, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse deyja, Old High German touwen

usage for die

It was formerly considered incorrect to use the preposition from after die, but of and from are now both acceptable: he died of/from his injuries

British Dictionary definitions for die (2 of 3)

die 2
/ (daɪ) /

noun

Word Origin for die

C13 dee, from Old French de, perhaps from Vulgar Latin datum (unattested) a piece in games, noun use of past participle of Latin dare to play

British Dictionary definitions for die (3 of 3)

dice
/ (daɪs) /

pl n

verb

Derived forms of dice

dicer, noun

Word Origin for dice

C14: plural of die ²

Medical definitions for die

die
[ dī ]

v.

To cease living; become dead; expire.
To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade.

Idioms and Phrases with die (1 of 2)

die

Idioms and Phrases with die (2 of 2)

dice

see load the dice; no deal (dice).