die
1
[ dahy ]
/ daɪ /
verb (used without object), died, dy·ing.
Verb Phrases
Idioms for die
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 dyeWords nearby die
didymitis,
didymium,
didymous,
didymus,
didynamous,
die,
die away,
die cast,
die casting,
die down,
die for
Definition for die (2 of 3)
die
2
[ dahy ]
/ daɪ /
noun, plural dies for 1, 2, 4, dice for 3.
Machinery.
- any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
- 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.
- one of the separate pieces of such a device.
- 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, nounExample sentences from the Web for die
British Dictionary definitions for die (1 of 3)
die
1
/ (daɪ) /
verb dies, dying or died (mainly intr)
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, nounWord 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).