die
/daɪ/ verb A2- To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use · He died of malaria.
- followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences · He died from heart failure.
- followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes · He died for the one he loved.
- followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from)
- followed by with as an indication of manner · She died with dignity.
- to die in a certain form. · Will I die a happy man?
- To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death). · He died a hero's death.· They died a thousand deaths.
Plural die · He/she/it dies · Past died · Past participle died · -ing form dying
Verb forms
- Base form
- die
- He/she/it
- dies
- Past
- died
- Past participle
- died
- -ing form
- dying
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“He died.”
“No, sir, he died of brain-fever in dreadful agony.” Then turning to the crew, he said, “Bear a hand there, to take in sail!”
“I do not know, sir; it was to fulfil the last instructions of Captain Leclere, who, when dying, gave me a packet for Marshal Bertrand.”
In twenty-four hours he was attacked by a fever, and died three days afterwards.
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