Die | Mean of die in English Dictionary

/ˈdaɪ/

• Verb
• to stop living
1. She claims she's not afraid to die.
2. More than a hundred people died [=were killed] in the crash.
3. He died in 1892 at the age of 37.
4. His mother died [=passed away, passed on] on April 15.
5. People in the town began dying suddenly/unexpectedly.
6. He died in his sleep. [=he died while he was sleeping]
7. She died in childbirth. [=she died while giving birth to a baby]
• to end life in a specified state or condition
1. He died happy.
2. They both died young.
3. She died a hero.
4. One day, you're going to die a lonely and bitter old man.
• to have or suffer (a specified kind of death)
1. He died a violent and painful death.
2. dying a natural death

• to wish strongly or desperately for something or to do something
1. I'm dying for a cold drink.
2. They were dying to leave.
3. We've been dying to see that movie.
• to pass out of existence
1. Her secret died with her.
2. He's the last of a dying breed.
• to disappear gradually or become less strong
1. The wind gradually died. [=died away, died down]
• to stop working or running
1. The motor died.
• to end in failure
1. The bill died in committee. [=the bill was considered and rejected by a committee]
• to die in the parts that are above the ground but to remain alive in the roots
1. The plant dies back every winter and sends up new shoots each spring.
• to gradually become less strong
1. The wind will die down in the evening.
2. She waited for the noise to die down before she started singing.
• to take a long time to die or end
1. Such rumors die hard.
2. That kind of determination dies hard.
• to die of disease or old age
1. After a long and adventurous life, he ended up dying in his bed.
• to laugh for a long time in an uncontrollable way
1. If the guys hear about this, they're going to die laughing.
• to die because of (something)
1. My uncle died of cancer.
2. She died of old age.
3. They say that he died of a broken heart.
4. I almost died of embarrassment. [=I was extremely embarrassed]
5. Would you like some water? You must be dying of thirst. [=you must be very thirsty]
6. We're all dying of the heat. [=we're all very hot and uncomfortable]
• to die one after another so that fewer and fewer are left
1. The remaining members of her family gradually died off.
2. The animals died off one by one.
• to fail at an early stage because of a lack of support or enthusiasm
1. Her plan to run for public office died on the vine.
• to disappear gradually
1. Like most fads, this one eventually died out.
2. The disease gradually died out over the last two generations.
3. Many more species are expected to die out completely [=to become extinct] unless we do something to help.
• worth dying for
1. Dinner was nothing special, but the dessert was to die for.
2. The apartment has a view to die for. [=has a great view]
• Noun
• a tool that is used for cutting, shaping, or stamping a material or an object