die
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Followed by of as an indication of direct cause.
Pronunciation
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dyIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdaɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use
Followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes
now sometimes proscribed
Followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from)
intransitive
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
Stop operating or functioning
in bare form
To die in a certain form.
noun
The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
A device for cutting into a specified shape.
A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
Any small cubical or square body.
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
Used this way, die is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use die
- “My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning.”verb
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Synonyms
Sense: followed by of as an indication of direct cause
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