die1 verbdie2 noun
diedie1 /daɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle died, present participle dying, third person singular dies) [intransitive] 
WORD ORIGINdie1
Origin:
1100-1200 Probably from Old Norse deyjaVERB TABLE
die
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | die |
| he, she, it | dies | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | died |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have died |
| he, she, it | has died | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had died |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will die |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have died |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am dying |
| he, she, it | is dying | |
| you, we, they | are dying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was dying |
| you, we, they | were dying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dying |
| he, she, it | has been dying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Broadway classics like "A Chorus Line" will never die.
- He was very sick and we knew he might die.
- Her husband had died two years earlier.
- His son died of liver cancer three years ago.
- I want to see Ireland again before I die.
- In the spring of her 93rd year, Miss Grantley died in her sleep.
- Many people are worried about growing old and dying alone.
- No wonder your plants always die - you don't water them enough.
- The autopsy said he had died of natural causes, but his family is not convinced.
- The engine coughed and died.
- A 72 year old woman died of a perforated colon 11 days after completing the trial, despite continuing prednisolone treatment.
- By the time the white petals died and the mint-colored berry poked out, the leaf shine was gilded tight and waxy.
- Christopher and Matthew Key died when their parents' car collided with another on a waterlogged road.
- I must, I must, I will die if I remain silent.
- Night guard duty was killing time that had died while you weren't looking and so it went on for ever.
- She said she had ruined her eyes by crying too much when her husband died.
- The meeting began with a minute's silence for those who had died in Northern Ireland in the past 23 years.
- Yonatan Barnea also was a soldier on his way back to base when he died.
THESAURUS
to stop being alive, as a result of old age or illness: · I want to see Ireland again before I die.· No wonder your plants always die – you don’t water them enough.· His son died of liver cancer three years ago.
to die – used when you want to avoid using the word ‘die’, in order to show respect or to avoid upsetting someone: · My wife had just passed away, and I didn’t want to be around people.
to pass away – use this especially when you believe that the soul has a life after the death of the body: · I’m sorry, Emily, but your mother has passed on.
to be killed in a terrible event: · Hundreds of people lost their lives when the ship overturned in a storm.
literary to die in a terrible event – used especially in literature and news reports: · Five children perished before firefighters could put out the blaze.
formal to die in order to save someone, or because of something that you believe in: · We honor the men and women who have given their lives in service of their country.
informal to suddenly die, when people do not expect you to: · One day, he came home from work and dropped dead of a heart attack.
British English, buy the farm American English informal to die – used when you are not talking seriously about death: · It’s not like I’m going to kick the bucket tomorrow.
Longman Language Activatorto die because you are old or ill to stop being alive, as a result of old age or illness: · I want to see Ireland again before I die.· Many people are worried about growing old and dying alone.· No wonder your plants always die - you don't water them enough.die of: · His son died of liver cancer three years ago.die in your sleep (=die while you are sleeping): · In the spring of her 93rd year, Miss Grantley died in her sleep.die a natural death/die of natural causes (=die as a result of illness or old age): · The autopsy said he had died of natural causes, but his family is not convinced.
to die - use this when you want to avoid using the word 'die', because you think it might upset someone: · Have you heard? Carl passed away last night.· My wife had just passed away, and I didn't want to be around people.
spoken if someone drops dead , they die very suddenly and unexpectedly, especially when they are in the middle of doing something: · One of their neighbors just dropped dead on the tennis court.· McSherry dropped dead of a heart attack in the middle of a baseball game.
spoken informal also snuff it British to die - use this humorously when you are not being serious: · When I kick the bucket you'll be able to live on my life insurance.· I feel like I've done everything I wanted to - I might as well snuff it.
to die in an accident, war, fight etc · The firefighters died when the warehouse floor collapsed.die/be killed in an accident/explosion/the war etc · Two people were killed and four injured in a gas explosion this morning.die/be killed in action (=be killed in a war) · His brother was killed in action in Vietnam.
: starve/freeze/bleed etc to death to die because of having no food, being too cold, losing blood etc: · The baby starved to death.· He bled to death after being stabbed repeatedly.
to be killed in a terrible event - used especially in news reports and descriptions of past events: · Hundreds of people lost their lives when the ship overturned in a storm.· Supporters continue to visit the site where Colosio lost his life to an assassin's bullet.
British informal to die in a violent or unpleasant way - use this especially when you think the person who died deserved this: · At the end of the film the prisoners are rescued, and the pirates come to a sticky end.
to die in a terrible event - used especially in literature and news reports: · Everyone aboard the ship perished when it sank off the coast of Maine.· Five children perished before firefighters could put out the blaze.
if a military force suffers heavy losses , a very large number of its soldiers die while fighting: · US forces withdrew after suffering heavy losses.· The troops suffered heavy losses fighting their way through the Italian countryside.
to die when you are still young to die when you are young: · Like so many other pop stars, Jim Morrison died young.· a memorial to tens of thousands of allied soldiers, many of whom died so young
to die when you are still young, strong, and active, as a result of an accident, sudden illness etc: · The movie tells the story of a popular athlete cut down in his prime.be cut off/down in your prime by: · Dolly was an energetic woman who was suddenly cut off in her prime by scarlet fever.
someone's death that happens before it would normally be expected: · James Dean had made just three movies before his untimely death in 1955.
to die for your country or for something you believe in · These brave men were ready to fight and die for their country.· How many of you would be willing to die for your religion?
formal to die in order to save someone, or because of something that you believe in: · We want to pay special tribute to the men and women who have given their lives in service of their country.give your life/lay down your life for: · He was ready to lay down his life for his comrades.
someone who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and becomes very famous because of this: · The early Christian martyrs were killed by the thousands.make somebody a martyr/make a martyr out of somebody (=make people think someone is a martyr): · His death in police hands made him a martyr among the people.
someone who attacks and kills people with a bomb etc even though they know they will die as well: · FBI agents found the passport of one of the suicide bombers among the wreckage.· Suicide pilots are brainwashed into believing they will go straight to paradise when they die.
when someone is going to die very soon if someone is dying , they will die very soon because they are very ill or very badly injured: · He gave the dying man a drop of water from his flask.· The priest was killed as he was giving the last rites to a dying man.lie dying: · Even as she lay dying in a hospital bed, she was still thinking of her children.
formal to be going to die very soon: · When the fisherman spotted the boat, its crew were already close to death.· Davis had suffered a stroke and was near death.
to be lying in your bed, about to die: · My grandmother gave me that ring when she was on her deathbed.· Thirty years later, on her deathbed, she confessed to the crime.
spoken to be extremely ill and likely to die soon: · His skin was so pale, he looked like he was at death's door.
when someone dies · After her husband's death, she moved back to California.· The bomb caused at least one death, and several serious injuries.death from · The number of deaths from AIDS is still increasing in many parts of the world.the death of somebody formal · A comet appeared at the time of the death of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.the death toll (=the number of deaths in one terrible event) · The latest death toll in the Turkish earthquake is over 2000.accidental death (=death resulting from an accident - used in official contexts) · The policy provides full insurance in the case of accidental death.untimely death (=death that comes earlier than is normally expected) · Basquiat's work had become well known even before his untimely death at age 27.on somebody's death (=when they die) · Catherine will inherit a large sum of money on her father's death.
the number of people who have died in accidents or from illnesses, especially when this is being calculated officially: · A fifth of all road fatalities are caused by people not wearing seatbelts.· An attack on the city would cause tens of thousands of civilian fatalities.
formal the deaths of people in an accident or a war: · The plane managed to crash-land on St. Lawrence Island with no loss of life.· The Bishop condemned what he called "this futile and tragic loss of life".
when one of your relatives or friends dies if you lose a close relative or friend, they die: · Sharon lost her mother when she was very young.· It's a terrible thing to lose someone very close to you.
if you are widowed , your husband or wife dies: · Tony's mother was widowed at the age of 23 with three children.
if you are orphaned , both your parents die when you are still young: · Ben was orphaned at an early age and raised by an uncle.
formal used about someone whose close relative or friend has died: · The bereaved mother stood by her son's grave.· Bereaved family members are demanding more information about the plane crash.
an illness or accident that you die from a fatal accident or medical condition kills the person who has it, usually immediately: · a fatal heart attack· Meyer's car was involved in a fatal accident on the freeway.
a terminal illness cannot be cured, and the person who has it will soon die: · Is the disease terminal?· She was recently told she has terminal cancer.
to stop burning if a fire, match, flame etc goes out , it stops burning, especially because there is nothing left to burn or something has stopped it burning: · When I got back the fire had gone out.· Suddenly the candle went out.· Don't let the campfire go out.
if a fire or flame dies down , it starts to burn less and less strongly: · The fire slowly died down during the night.· The barbecue won't be ready until the flames have died down and the charcoal is glowing.
if a fire burns itself out , it burns until there is nothing left to burn, so that it stops: · Firefighters are hoping the blaze will burn itself out before dawn.· It's only a small fire - we can leave it to burn itself out.
to stop being heard, felt etc if a feeling disappears , you stop feeling it: · Drugs won't make the pain disappear altogether, but they will help.· Your grief won't disappear overnight. It takes time to get over the death of someone close to you.
if a sound, a feeling, or a memory fades away , it gradually becomes less loud, less strong, or less clear, until you cannot hear, feel, or remember it any longer: · As the last notes of the song faded away, the audience began to applaud.· For the first two years after the divorce, he was permanently angry, but then the anger faded away.· The memory of the attack will fade away in time.
if something, especially the effect of something, wears off , it gradually disappears: · The pain got worse as the anaesthetic wore off.· The effects of child abuse never wear off.· Once the initial shock has worn off you'll realize that things aren't as bad as you first thought.
if an unpleasant feeling, situation etc goes away , it disappears, especially when you have been trying to get rid of it for a long time: · I wish I could make this headache go away.· His shyness soon went away when he started school.
if a sound dies away , it gradually becomes less loud and less clear until you cannot hear it any longer: · The sound of his footsteps grew fainter and eventually died away.· As the rhythm of the music died away, screams could be heard in the distance.
to stop existing if something disappears , it stops existing, and cannot be seen any more: · Thousands of square miles of rainforest are disappearing each year.· The dolphin has just about disappeared from the coasts of Britain.· Once you start drinking too heavily, the beneficial effects of alcohol disappear.
to stop existing, especially because of a sudden or quick process: · All hopes of finding the boy alive have vanished.· The Shatin rice fields have long vanished beneath a new town of skyscrapers and motorways.vanish without a trace (=so that nothing remains): · Like so many dance crazes, the "moonwalk' was popular for a while in the clubs, then vanished without a trace.
if a type of animal or plant becomes extinct , all the animals or plants of that type die, so that the type does not exist any more: · Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.· If nothing is done to save the whales now, the species will soon become extinct.
when all the animals or plants of a particular type die, so that the type no longer exists: · The Scarlet Macaw is in imminent danger of extinction.face/be threatened with extinction (=likely to soon become extinct): · Out of 329 parrot species, 30 now face extinction.· Large numbers of rare and beautiful Alpine plants are threatened with extinction. save something from extinction: · attempts to save the elephant from extinction
to gradually become rarer and then stop existing - use this about a type of animal or plant, a disease, or a custom: · Diseases such as leprosy and polio have almost completely died out.· The country is changing very quickly and many of the old traditions are dying out.· The nearest common ancestor of man and the modern great apes died out about 30 million years ago.
to stop existing: · The town which Joyce wrote about has long since ceased to exist.· As of 1991, the Russian Communist Party effectively ceased to exist.
words meaning embarrassed feeling uncomfortable or shy and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a stupid mistake or because you have to talk about your feelings, about sex etc: · Tony spilled red wine all over their carpet. He was so embarrassed!· The teachers are supposed to teach us about 'safe sex', but most of them are too embarrassed.get/feel embarrassed: · Kids get embarrassed if their Mums kiss them in front of their friends.embarrassed about: · I got very drunk at the party, and I feel really embarrassed about it.embarrassed by/at: · Marlon was always embarrassed by his lack of education.acutely embarrassed (=very embarrassed): · "I'm not sure if I actually want to marry her," Harry said, feeling acutely embarrassed.
shy and embarrassed about your body, or about the way you look or talk: feel self-conscious: · I always feel really self-conscious in a bikini.self-conscious about: · Teenagers are often very self-conscious about their appearance.
feeling embarrassed because you cannot relax with the people around you: · All this talk about love and romance was making me uncomfortable.feel uncomfortable: · Jim always felt uncomfortable on such formal occasions.· an uncomfortable silence
feeling so shy, nervous, and embarrassed that you cannot behave in a natural way: feel awkward: · I didn't know anyone at the party, and I felt really awkward at first.an awkward moment/silence etc (=when you or other people feel awkward): · For one awkward moment I thought I had said something terribly wrong.· Carrie laughed out loud, and there was an awkward silence.
looking or feeling a little embarrassed because you feel guilty about something: · He gave her a sheepish look and said, "I'm very sorry, I forgot it was your birthday."look sheepish: · Debbie arrived late for work looking a bit sheepish.
very shocked, embarrassed, or ashamed because you realize that you have done something wrong, or because of something unpleasant that happens to you: mortified by: · Deaver was mortified by his mistake and immediately admitted that he was wrong.mortified at the thought of something: · Carla felt mortified at the thought of having to repeat another year at school.mortified to find/see etc something: · I was mortified to find that everyone else was wearing evening dress.
to feel extremely embarrassed and uncomfortable because of something stupid that you did or said, or because of something that someone else does: · Whenever I think back to what I said at the party it makes me want to squirm.squirm with embarrassment: · The little boy squirmed with embarrassment when his mother told him off in front of his friends.
spoken say this when you are telling someone about a time when you felt extremely embarrassed: · When I realized that Sally had heard every word I said about her, I could have died.
if someone, especially someone in authority has egg on their face, they have done something wrong or embarrassing in a way that makes them look stupid: · Don't underestimate this club or you'll be left with egg on your face. I've got one of the best squads ever in the Premier League.· The government ended up with egg on its face when it was found to have withheld documents for political purposes.
when something no longer exists · Many of the old birth and death records do not exist any more.· The system that guaranteed lifetime employment no longer exists.· The ideal is to build a society in which racism no longer exists.
if a type of animal is extinct , none of them are alive anymore: · The white rhino is now almost extinct.· There are several theories as to why the dinosaurs became extinct.· The valley contains fossils of many extinct species.
if something such as a type of plant or animal dies out , there are fewer and fewer of them until finally there are none left: · Many of the old village traditions are dying out.· Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will die out.
if something disappears , it stops existing and can no longer be seen or felt: · Thousands of miles of rainforest are disappearing every year.· As the economy improves, workers' fears of being laid off have disappeared.
to laugh a lot or for a long time to be unable to stop yourself from laughing: · Jonathan kept making funny faces at me and I just couldn't stop laughing.· It's so embarrassing when everyone else is being serious and you can't stop laughing.
to laugh so much that you cannot control yourself and could not stop laughing if you wanted to: · They both leant against the wall, laughing helplessly.· She was laughing hysterically at the thought of Mr Taylor stepping out of his caravan with no clothes on.
also have/get a fit of the giggles British informal to be unable to stop yourself laughing, especially in a situation when you should not laugh: · It's very difficult to be angry with somebody when you've got the giggles.· I got a dreadful fit of the giggles - I couldn't help myself!
informal to laugh a lot and very loudly because of what someone says or does: · When I told him what had happened, he laughed his head off.· I can't believe we were so stupid. Our competitors must be laughing their heads off.
to laugh a lot continuously and uncontrollably because someone says or does something extremely funny or stupid: · Everybody who heard this had hysterics.
British to laugh a lot in a very happy and cheerful way, especially because something has happened that you did not expect: · When we heard the news, we just fell about!fall about laughing: · When they saw what their father had done, they both fell about laughing.
informal if you say I nearly or almost died , you mean that something made you laugh so much that you almost couldn't stop laughing: · Did you see the look on his face? I nearly died.nearly/almost die laughing: · He said this very solemnly, and they nearly died laughing.
written a lot of laughter: · Jack put the phone down, and the children collapsed in gales of laughter.· There was a brief stunned silence, and then the entire family went into fits of laughter.
to become quieter · That buzzing noise seems to be getting quieter now.grow quieter (=get quieter gradually) · As we walked into the woods the noise of the traffic grew quieter.
especially British to stop speaking or making any noise at all, for example because you are shocked or embarrassed: · Lawrence went very quiet after Jo told him how she felt.
if shouting, music, laughter etc dies down , it gradually becomes quieter after being very loud: · Forrester waited for the laughter to die down, then carried on with his speech.· The music was dying down. The show was over.die down to: · Jessie's wails died down to a whimper and then stopped altogether.
if a sound fades away , it gradually becomes quieter until you cannot hear it any more: · The sound of a police siren was slowly fading away into the distance.· She listened to Zach's footsteps fade away, as he walked down the staircase.
to suddenly stop talking and become quiet - used in literature and stories: · Dixon fell silent again, deep in thought.· "I had hoped ....," he began, and then fell silent again.· The bar-room door crashed open and the voices at the tables fell silent.
to speak more quietly because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying: · Kath lowered her voice as she spoke.
to not want to do or have something: not want to do something · She doesn't want to see me anymore.· We asked him to come with us, but he said he didn't want to.not want somebody to do something · "Why didn't he tell me he was sick?" "He didn't want you to worry."
especially spoken to not want to do something, especially because you think you would not enjoy it or because you feel too lazy: · I don't feel like writing that essay today.· Some days she just doesn't feel like going to work.
spoken say this when you do not want to do something, especially because you think it may cause problems for you: · I could lend him the money, but to be honest, I'd rather not.I'd rather not do something: · I'd rather not talk about it right now.
formal to not want to do something, even though you should do it or someone wants you to do it: · She is unwilling to admit that she was wrong.· Most people here are unwilling to give up their cars and use buses and trains instead.
informal you say that someone is welcome to something when you do not like it and you are happy for them to have it instead of you: · She's welcome to her smart friends and glittering parties -- I'll take the quiet life anytime.· He can keep his money -- he's not going to bribe me!
formal to not want to do something, especially something that you are being asked or forced to do: · Sarah had been to Harlow before, and had no desire to go there again.· Richards tried to enlist my support, but I had no desire to get involved.
spoken use this to say strongly that you really do not want to do something that someone has suggested or mentioned: · Apologize to that creep! I'd rather die!
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYdie + ADVERB
Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore). He died of cancer last month. Most of the dead and injured had been passengers on the bus. Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. Many of the animals had died of thirst.
(=as soon as an accident, injury etc happens)· He was shot in the head and died instantly.
· She died suddenly of a heart attack, in Amsterdam.
· They had seven children and three of them died young.
· He had a fear of dying alone.
· He died unmarried in 1922.
· Her father died aged 84.
(=calmly and without pain)· The nurses said that she died very peacefully.
· His wife had died tragically in an accident.
(=without any money)· Van Gogh died penniless because nobody bought his paintings.
phrases· During the night he died in his sleep.
(=used to say that someone may have been killed)· He got involved with drug dealers and died in mysterious circumstances.
(=of natural causes, rather than being killed)· The coroner concluded that Wilkins had died a natural death.
· At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death.
· He died a hero on the battlefield.
(=giving birth to a baby)· More women died in childbirth in the past.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore). He died of cancer last month. (=die of illness, old age etc, not because of an accident or crime)· He died from natural causes, believed to be a heart attack.
(=gradually stops being done)· Sometimes the streets are decorated with flower petals, although this custom is dying out.
Most of the dead and injured had been passengers on the bus. (=people stop feeling excited)· The excitement after last month's elections is beginning to die down.
· He never returned to his own country, but died in exile.
(=it burns less strongly)· The fire slowly died down.
(=burns less strongly)· By evening, the flames had gradually died down.
Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. (=stops)· The laughter died instantly as Robert walked in.
· His art was not appreciated and he died in poverty.
informal (=be very surprised)· I nearly died of shock when I saw Helen at the door.
(=stops gradually)· I listened until the sound had died away completely.
Many of the animals had died of thirst. (=becomes less strong)· The wind had dropped a little.
· Her last wish was to be buried in her husband’s grave.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The excitement died away and the crowd began to drift off down the side streets.· And now the uproar that he had finally raised was dying away, and a gratifying silence was descending once again.· Air pumped in as the warning sirens died away.· The wind died away completely, and we were left motionless as the fog rolled in.· Fenn froze, shoulders hunched, until the reverberations died away.· The tumult died away, and presently Moon-Watcher could hear the sound of a body being dragged over rocks.· You can see that the flames are dying away.· The baying of the crowds died away.
· We waited another half hour behind a pile of sand for the shooting to die down.· Down died 7 October 1896 at Normansfield.· All this violence died down in the eighteenth century, and sometimes earlier.· After about half an hour, the shooting died down and some one helped me inside the Cathedral.· As the flames died down he felt cold air on his face.· But as the rush died down it became apparent that her resolute determination would not be needed.· The chatter and laughter died down.
· The old reactions died hard, if they would ever perish at all.· But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.· However hard parents try to inculcate a sense of responsibility in their children, the habits of childhood die hard.· But habits die hard, even from one generation to the next.· You see, old Shallot has many enemies and memories die hard.· But, then as now, hope for a new era dies hard.· Perhaps because it's an island old customs die hard here.· Tradition dies hard in the Hebrides and to be one of the guga hunters was considered a great privilege in Hess.
· I've nearly died several times, and my back's never been strong.· He got back in the car even though his father Bobby nearly died on a track.· I nearly died too - I was so angry and tired and ill.· I remembered how I had nearly died that night when Shoshana had sent us to the private clinic to guard a corpse.· The old man had put his hands around Berry's neck until he nearly died.· You nearly died, and you might not be so lucky next time.· I nearly died when I saw them.· In 1998, he was hospitalized twice for it and said later he nearly died that fall.
· Clough's team decided they'd rather die than swallow such medicine.· She steadfastly affirmed her faith and chose to die rather than renounce it.· He would rather die now than carry on under these circumstances.· But he died rather young, leaving his widow to carry on the farm and bring up their three children.· The human psyche is so pathetically insecure that we would rather die of lung cancer than confront an uncomfortable situation.· I'd rather die than eat.· He'd rather die himself now than be left without her.· He would rather died on the spot than endure that pain again.
NOUN· Farin a died in a motorcycle accident days after the book came out.· Erich Maria Remarque told the story of three men he had known whose wives died suddenly in accidents.· She had to mourn for her friends who died in the accident.· His father died in a hunting accident during the war.· And many more died from accidents.· This fall, the second friend died in a car accident in ambiguous circumstances.· The couple have four sons but want a girl after their three-year-old daughter Nicole died in a bonfire accident.· A son had died in a highway accident and the other daughter lived in Califor-nia.
· Statistics show that one in every three company directors aged 40 will die before reaching age 65.· Battles over the monetary and literary estate of the Fresno author began as soon as he died of cancer at age 72.· He died at the age of 63 in October, 1973, after 58 years as an entertainer.· Ella was a girl until she died at the age of 78.· They had two sons, the elder of whom died at the age of nineteen, and two daughters.· In 1988, Stanley McGill of Los Angeles died at age 98.· After a wild success Raymond died at the age of 20 from typhoid brought about by eating oysters.· A few of the wealthier ones died of old age or cancer or heart attacks, but not many.
· Steen had died of a heart attack.· Nine men and two women died in the attack on a minivan bus Friday.· Three of the admiral's aides, along with the bomber, also died in the attack.· The elder Earnhardt died of a heart attack at age 45 in 1973.· Twenty-one people died in one attack on a squatter camp in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg.· He saw a medical doctor three days before he died of a heart attack and passed the checkup with flying colors.· He died from a heart attack.· Stillman himself died of a heart attack in 1975after some 20 million people had been on his diet.
· Les's first wife Meg died of cancer in 1986.· But she died of cancer on 18 May 1991, six weeks into the financial year.· Atwater died of brain cancer in 1991.· He died of cancer in January 1932, leaving his companions grief-stricken.· Battles over the monetary and literary estate of the Fresno author began as soon as he died of cancer at age 72.· First of all, my dearest man friend died of cancer, aged forty-two.
· They died without questioning the cause.· They die of all causes, but like single men, divorced men specialize in accidents and suicides.· The date on which patients had died but not the cause was recorded.· Three flames more likely to die from all causes combined.· The machine was not switched off, but Mr Lavelle died of natural causes, police said.· He then went to live with his paternal grandparents, who died of natural causes soon after his placement with them.· Voice over A postmortem has revealed the man died from natural causes, there are no suspicious circumstances.· Park officials defended their care of Yaka, insisting she died of natural causes after a lengthy illness.
· Nowadays we have to be concerned that a child could die.· The Lapwai Nez Perce opened a school there, but the children continued to die.· When my child died I might have given way to grief as I loved him very much.· Every hour that passes, another 500 children die.· Zhang, concluded that thousands of children die every year from neglect in orphanages.· Aunt Lilian had never had any children, and she died in 1960 when she was only fifty-five.· Denied food and other care, the targeted children withered and died.
· She was able to continue doing what she had to until the daughter died three years later.· They had six sons, one of whom died young and four of whom became Anglican clergymen, and seven daughters.· Another daughter, Elizabeth, died of fever at age two in 1764 and was buried in the Negro cemetery alongside Nina.· And at that point I announce that my daughter is dying.· Our own lovely daughter died surrounded by love, such a comfort in our loss.· His daughter had died of an overdose of drugs three years before.
· Then, one day after the babies died, Lord Lindsay gave me a letter.· He talks about the importance of anniversaries, for example-the number of men who die on the same day their fathers died.· They said she had pulmonary embolism and 7 days later, she died.· How about wearing apparel for the feet, or the things Napoleon thought about the day he died?· An apparent suicide note found in the house on the day she died claimed the child had been fathered by another man.· They cut out their tongues and on the seventeenth day they all died.· I think she cried till the day she died.· But maybe it was the day he died.
· While in police custody he was beaten and died four days later.· There he died five days later.· Falconio lingered for 11 days in a coma before he died.· When he died a few days later Philip called off the invasion.· In the fight that followed, Griffith beat Paret so severely that he died several days later.· Dean Bunn died five days earlier.
· In 1970 a large area of bamboo flowered and died resulting in many deaths through starvation in the panda population.· They say people who die sudden, violent deaths are most likely to become ghosts and haunt the earth.· I did not have the courage then to die the death that she died.· And another young man suspect of a thing far out of his scope, who must not die a similarly unjust death.· Nockerd was left with the little baby, who died a pitiful death before he was two.
· We know that all of us will eventually die from disease, natural disaster, accidents or whatever.· But the number of women who die from the disease each year has remained essentially the same.· I mean, children used to die of diseases which are stamped out now.· Five times more likely to die from infectious diseases and parasites; and Six times more likely to die from other diseases.· His mam was dying of some rare disease which no doctor could cure and always, but always, proved fatal.· Five times more likely to die from infectious diseases and parasites; and Six times more likely to die from other diseases.· Each year some 14 million young children die of preventable diseases.· They were dying there of disease.
· After his father died he did a lot of odd jobs, including shining shoes, boxing professionally and preaching.· He got back in the car even though his father Bobby nearly died on a track.· But this Saturday differed from other Saturdays: it was exactly five years since her father had died.· At fourteen, when his father died, John did the tricks in his mind.· The tenant had been in partnership with his father, who had died.· I worry about cholesterol, because my father died of a heart attack at an early age.· The pity of it was, not long after my father died in 1933 things improved quite a lot in the material sense.· Theresa Adams Garcia, who was 20 when her father died, is asking for $ 22, 000.
· We told them to get out.Three deny they left twins to die in barn fire.· Also patron of architects, builders, dying, fire prevention, founders, miners, and stonemasons.· The goodwill died with the fire and black shapes loomed up out of the dark.· Four times more likely to die from fires.· Four died when gunmen opened fire on a pick-up truck loaded with people near Port Shepstone in southern Natal.· Eighty-four persons, including 25 children, died in the fire.
· Alexander Schweidler, 78, a former concentration camp guard who settled in Britain, died after a heart attack.· The elder Earnhardt died of a heart attack at age 45 in 1973.· In fact the late Malcolm Forbes died from heart failure.· The court of appeals upheld the sentences for the two remaining after one died of a heart attack.· He died of heart failure 9 April 1930, at home in South Marston, after visiting his dying wife in hospital.· Then he died suddenly of a heart attack in 1983 at the age of 53.· Then I sow one of my colleagues die from a heart attack and two others crack up under the strain.· I worry about cholesterol, because my father died of a heart attack at an early age.
· A seventh died at a hospital in Harlingen.· Four died in hospital and Emma Hartley, one of the survivors, was trying to come to terms with that.· Five months later, he died in a Paris hospital, raised to the dignity of Marshal on his last day.· Read in studio A man has died in hospital, after being released from Police custody.· Retired postman Mr Wilkins, 73, was already dead and his 83-year-old wife died in hospital two weeks later.· Even so the horse ambulance was slow and men often died before they reached hospital.· Two of the kids and the fourth missionary died later in hospital.
· Joyce Tapsall who's sixty-eight has lived alone longer than most widows - her husband died when she was twenty-nine.· She inherited the job when her husband died.· Flora had never forgiven her husband for dying ten years before, leaving her badly off.· My husband died 11 years ago and I built my world around Louis.· The husband died after about fifteen years of marriage, and Minnie worked hard enough to help all three children through college.· My husband died two months ago, and we had no issue.· My own husband died five years ago.
· But some might care to reflect that driver Jack Mills died in 1970 a broken man.· Nine men and two women died in the attack on a minivan bus Friday.· Three West Belfast men died in a hail of bullets.· A University of Pennsylvania study shows that more women are seeking to be artificially inseminated with sperm from men who have died.· Poor man, he died in 1989, just short of his eightieth birthday.· Good men died because the administration delayed, pondering options to the end.· I tried to tell her the man got to die sometime.
· But Lord Burlesdon fell ill, and six months later he died.· She died a month later, he said.· Pepita's father had died two months previously.· But we do know how many people die each month and of what.· Karl-Heinz Ehlen died a month later with seven victories.· When Theo Wilson died last month, an era died with her.· Abandoned fawns have been reared on a bottle, only to die within a few months.· She fell into a coma, and died about a month after the stroke.
· Liver transplantation was proposed but the patient died from cardiovascular failure.· While my therapy method was being developed, 1 had to live with the fact that nearly all my patients died.· Ten patients had died all unrelated to the iron deficiency anaemia.· Therapists working with the dying must expect that their patients will die!· For all patients who died outside of trial surveillance, the dates of their deaths were obtained.· During this time 15 of 46 patients died of causes unrelated to the gastro-oesophageal disease.· Excision biopsy was carried out and before the result was available the patient deteriorated rapidly and died.· If you were a weak patient you would die.
· Every year in Britain about 5,000 people die on the roads.· At the pleasure of a couple of bourgeois we get a world war, in which twenty million people die.· Officials say over 6,000 people have died in militant related killings over the past three years.· She was one of 37 people to die in the crash.· So many people were dying that no one would notice a few more.· Thus far, 11 people have died, and thousands are homeless.· In 1985 more than 50 people died in a fire at Bradford City Football Club.· He had not been on the verge of spilling the beans - people just die, that's all.
· They had one son, who died in 1893, and two daughters.· Her two sons sought retribution for their father, but Rita would rather her sons died than become murderers.· They had one son, who died at birth.· A son had died in a highway accident and the other daughter lived in Califor-nia.· I watched my son die in the hospital.· In 1896 her son died of typhoid.· In the early 1980s, her son Peter died at 15 of muscular dystrophy.
· When his wife had died, in childbirth, he'd had to give up his married-quarter.· Many years before, his wife had died, and he had remarried.· His wife died, then his children.· His Glasgow-born wife died 13 years ago.· Rehnquist confronted it himself when his wife, Natalie, died in 1991 after a long battle with ovarian cancer.· Retired postman Mr Wilkins, 73, was already dead and his 83-year-old wife died in hospital two weeks later.· That he thought she resembled the actress Lana Turner, and that his wife had died very recently.
· The only building unscathed is the green and white tomb of Ibrahim Ahmed Ben Omar, who died 750 years ago.· Twenty-four thousand die in childbirth every year, and 95 percent of the children born to them die within one year.· Among the millions who die each year through malnutrition there are many children of the Kingdom.· One in five older victims will die within a year of fracturing a hip.· Others would die the year after that.· However, Enkhari had died young, a year before Lucien had left home.· His wife of 54 years, Carol, had died the year before, and he was still mourning her.
· She dies in 1963, years before the critically acclaimed work was being adapted for the silver screen.· A man called Bukhari went around after Muhammad died and spent sixteen years compiling his collection.· He died a few years later.· Bernard's wife died only about ten years ago.· Witness the tax on Temple property he tried to impose just after the old king died two years ago.· He was to die four years later.· Closer, even, than he had come to dying in his years in the war.
VERB· I mean you really don't care whether you live or die.· It was up to me who lived and who died.· It is what helps keep them sane, chained to a wall not knowing if they are going to live or die.· One died because the other lived, and one lived because the other died.· Again, the rules of cost and benefit determine who lives and who dies.· Naturally she was frightened and upset and wanted some help in finding out how to live until she died.· They lived happily until they died, and their children ruled the kingdom for generations to come.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► die of embarrassment/shame► never say die► I nearly died/I could have diedPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► see Naples and die► never say die
1become dead to stop living and become dead: - Apologize to that creep! I'd rather die!
- I'd rather die than work for my uncle.
- I'd rather die than eat.
- I'd rather die than go back out the way I was.
- And, in the dying seconds, Miklosko blocked Smillie's close-range effort.
- Hereford usually crack or collapse in the dying minutes.
- Jason Chandler made certain in the dying minutes of the game, Good Sports winning 2-1.
- One moment of astonishing creativity in the dying seconds on Saturday transported him to the centre of Arsenal's universe.
- Sean Farrell popped in the opener and Danny Allsopp made sure of the points in the dying seconds.
- The World Champion launched a direct attack in the dying moments of the first session.
- But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.
- It was probably unnecessary, she thought, but old habits died hard.
- Perhaps because it's an island old customs die hard here.
- Things were going well, but old habits die hard.
- This is an area where old customs die hard.
- I did not have the courage then to die the death that she died.
- Rebecca told me this joke on the phone today, and I almost died laughing.
- I just died laughing because it was sick too.
- And today he revealed that his wife is now prepared to die for her political convictions.
- Are we willing to die for oil?
- Cowboys football changed from something you glanced at between nine-ball shots to something to die for.
- His wife Alcestis offered to die for him.
- People are ready to die for making that change.
- There are women who have silver hair to die for, great metallic masses of it.
- There is nothing there but death, the chance to die for a land that is not even my own.
- They had made some good choices with the kitchen decor, and the hardwood flooring was to die for.
- He was dying for a cigarette.
- He was dying for a long time, then there was a year of mourning, now we have a new emperor.
- My experience in workshops is that people are dying for more honest forms of communication.
- She was dying for him to leave so she could get on with business.
- The ill are dying for want of medicines.
- To know what they might be dying for.
- Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger.
- I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over.
- These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism.
- With his last breath, he told me he would always love me.
- I didn't take it, cross my heart!
- From now on it was do or die.
- I learnt in the South Bronx and the way you're taught there is a do or die situation.
- It was do or die for me.
- No words, no threats, no waste of energy, just a grim determination to do or die.
- Grocer profits While other retailers are dropping like flies, supermarkets are making fat profits.
- Our kids are dropping like flies.
- The men were dying like flies, of fever.
- They should be dropping like flies, but that hasn't been the case.
- But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.
- It was probably unnecessary, she thought, but old habits died hard.
- Things were going well, but old habits die hard.
- He died intestate and administration of his estate was granted to his son John, 23 December 1651 in London.
- He had thought Lehmann had died intestate that his vast fortune had gone back to the Seven.
- Hepplewhite had died intestate at Redcross Street by 27 June 1786, when administration was granted to his widow, Alice.
- However, he died intestate and she claimed that she was absolutely entitled to the deceased's house and other property.
- If a person died intestate the court had power to grant letters of administration of his estate to executors.
- Mr Humber died intestate and the plates therefore returned to the family.
- Partner Richardson died intestate, leaving no directions for conveying his estate and interests in the mines.
- Simpson died intestate 23 March 1847 in Aberdeen.
- He shifted restlessly on the bed, thinking of what would happen if he should die without issue.
He died in 1985 at the age of 76. Her father died suddenly in an accident when she was only ten.die of/from The animals died of starvation in the snow. patients who are dying from cancer She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 98.die for something (=be killed while fighting to defend something) Do you believe in anything enough to die for it?die young/happy/poor She died young, at the age of 27. The bullet went straight through his head, and he died instantly.to your dying day/until the day you die (=until you die) It must remain a secret until the day I die.somebody’s dying breath/wish (=someone’s last breath or wish) It was his dying wish that the house be opened to the public.die a hero/martyr/rich man etc My uncle died a hero.die a natural/violent/agonizing death Did she die a natural death? (=did she die naturally, or did someone kill her?)GRAMMAR: Prepositions with die• Someone dies of or from a disease or injury: · He died of a heart attack.· He died from a heart attack. Die of is more common than die from. ✗Don’t say: He died because of a heart attack.• Someone dies in an accident: · He died in a car crash. ✗Don’t say: He died by a car crash.• Someone dies for a person, place, or idea that they want to protect: · These men died for our freedom.2disappear to disappear or stop existing: Our love will never die. The family name will die with him (=disappear when he dies). He’s one of a dying breed (=a type of person that is no longer common).3machines informal to stop working SYN break down: The engine spluttered and died.die on somebody (=stop working while they are using it) The mower just died on me.4be dying for something/to do something spoken to want something very much: I’m dying for a cup of tea. She was dying to ask where he’d got it. I’m dying to see what it is.5be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom spoken to be very hungry, thirsty, bored etc: Do you fancy a cup of tea? I’m dying of thirst.6I nearly died/I could have died spoken used to say that you felt very surprised or embarrassed: I nearly died when I saw it was my ex-husband!7die of embarrassment/shame to be very embarrassed or ashamed: The room was such a mess, I just died of embarrassment.8I’d rather die spoken used to say very strongly that you do not want to do something: I’d rather die than work for him!9in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something) during the last minutes or seconds before the end of something: United scored an equaliser in the dying minutes of the game.10old habits/traditions/customs die hard used to say that it takes a long time to change to a new way of doing something11never say die spoken used to encourage someone to continue doing something that is difficult12die a/the death informal to gradually fail or be forgotten: The rumour gradually died a death.13die laughing spoken to laugh a lot: We nearly died laughing when he told us.14 to die for informal extremely nice, attractive, or desirable: She had hair to die for.COLLOCATIONSdie + ADVERBdie instantly (=as soon as an accident, injury etc happens)· He was shot in the head and died instantly.die suddenly· She died suddenly of a heart attack, in Amsterdam.die young· They had seven children and three of them died young.die alone· He had a fear of dying alone.die unmarried· He died unmarried in 1922.die aged 35/50 etc· Her father died aged 84.die peacefully (=calmly and without pain)· The nurses said that she died very peacefully.die tragically· His wife had died tragically in an accident.die penniless (=without any money)· Van Gogh died penniless because nobody bought his paintings.phrasesdie in your sleep· During the night he died in his sleep.die in suspicious/mysterious circumstances (=used to say that someone may have been killed)· He got involved with drug dealers and died in mysterious circumstances.die a natural death (=of natural causes, rather than being killed)· The coroner concluded that Wilkins had died a natural death.die a sudden/violent/slow etc death· At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death.die a hero/rich man etc· He died a hero on the battlefield.die in childbirth (=giving birth to a baby)· More women died in childbirth in the past.THESAURUSdie to stop being alive, as a result of old age or illness: · I want to see Ireland again before I die.· No wonder your plants always die – you don’t water them enough.· His son died of liver cancer three years ago.pass away to die – used when you want to avoid using the word ‘die’, in order to show respect or to avoid upsetting someone: · My wife had just passed away, and I didn’t want to be around people.pass on to pass away – use this especially when you believe that the soul has a life after the death of the body: · I’m sorry, Emily, but your mother has passed on.lose your life to be killed in a terrible event: · Hundreds of people lost their lives when the ship overturned in a storm.perish literary to die in a terrible event – used especially in literature and news reports: · Five children perished before firefighters could put out the blaze.give your life/lay down your life formal to die in order to save someone, or because of something that you believe in: · We honor the men and women who have given their lives in service of their country.drop dead informal to suddenly die, when people do not expect you to: · One day, he came home from work and dropped dead of a heart attack.kick the bucket/pop your clogs British English, buy the farm American English informal to die – used when you are not talking seriously about death: · It’s not like I’m going to kick the bucket tomorrow.die away phrasal verb if sound, wind, or light dies away, it becomes gradually weaker until you cannot hear, feel, or see it: Her voice died away as she saw the look on David’s face. She waited until the footsteps had died away.die back phrasal verb if a plant dies back, it dies above the ground but remains alive at its rootsdie down phrasal verb if something dies down, it becomes less strong, active, or violent: Don’t worry, the gossip will soon die down. when the excitement had died downdie off phrasal verb if a group of people or animals die off, they die one by one until there are no more of themdie out phrasal verb to disappear or stop existing completely: The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out. There will be outbreaks of rain, gradually dying out later.die1 verbdie2 noun
diedie2 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A die could survive over a long period of time.
- The likely total number of dies can then be multiplied by the average number of coins per die.
WORD SETS
board, nouncatch, nouncat's cradle, nouncold, adjectiveconsolation prize, noundice, noundie, noundraw, verbfollow-my-leader, nounfriendly, noungame, noungyroscope, nounhome, nounhoopla, nounhopscotch, nounjigsaw, nounjump rope, nounmahjong, nounplayground, nounpoint, nounretire, verbroll, verbroll, nounRussian roulette, nounscoreboard, nounscorecard, nounshaker, nountag, nountiddlywinks, nountreasure hunt, nountrick, nountrivia, nounwarm, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore). He died of cancer last month. Most of the dead and injured had been passengers on the bus. Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. Many of the animals had died of thirst.
Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore). He died of cancer last month. (=die of illness, old age etc, not because of an accident or crime)· He died from natural causes, believed to be a heart attack.
(=gradually stops being done)· Sometimes the streets are decorated with flower petals, although this custom is dying out.
Most of the dead and injured had been passengers on the bus. (=people stop feeling excited)· The excitement after last month's elections is beginning to die down.
· He never returned to his own country, but died in exile.
(=it burns less strongly)· The fire slowly died down.
(=burns less strongly)· By evening, the flames had gradually died down.
Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. (=stops)· The laughter died instantly as Robert walked in.
· His art was not appreciated and he died in poverty.
informal (=be very surprised)· I nearly died of shock when I saw Helen at the door.
(=stops gradually)· I listened until the sound had died away completely.
Many of the animals had died of thirst. (=becomes less strong)· The wind had dropped a little.
· Her last wish was to be buried in her husband’s grave.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· A 64-year-old woman dies of chest injuries from an airbag deployment. 1991
VERB· Four days later Truman cast the die.
· I wondered if I could just shut up and let the subject die.· President Kennedy glossed over the racial animus in Mississippi as he let the issue die by moving on to other concerns.
· Why is life so unfair-whether you live or die bears no relationship to what kind of person you are.
· She has never gone hungry, suffered horrible illness or seen some one she loves die.· Doell was the only person in her family to see Harris die.· For Mankins, seeing Harris die was simple retribution for a heinous crime.· The others watched her in her wretchedness, gasping for each breath for almost two weeks, only to see her die.
· The agony of watching your child die and not being able to protect it.· Losing a spouse or watching an adult child die can be devastating.· Linda Kelley wants to watch Leo Jenkins die.· For a year and a half he watched his father die, and during that time the family slowly unravelled.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► see Naples and die► never say die
1a metal block used to press or cut something into a particular shape2a dice3the die is cast used to say that a decision has been taken and cannot now be changed- With his last breath, he told me he would always love me.
- I didn't take it, cross my heart!
- From now on it was do or die.
- I learnt in the South Bronx and the way you're taught there is a do or die situation.
- It was do or die for me.
- No words, no threats, no waste of energy, just a grim determination to do or die.
- Grocer profits While other retailers are dropping like flies, supermarkets are making fat profits.
- Our kids are dropping like flies.
- The men were dying like flies, of fever.
- They should be dropping like flies, but that hasn't been the case.
- But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.
- It was probably unnecessary, she thought, but old habits died hard.
- Things were going well, but old habits die hard.
- He died intestate and administration of his estate was granted to his son John, 23 December 1651 in London.
- He had thought Lehmann had died intestate that his vast fortune had gone back to the Seven.
- Hepplewhite had died intestate at Redcross Street by 27 June 1786, when administration was granted to his widow, Alice.
- However, he died intestate and she claimed that she was absolutely entitled to the deceased's house and other property.
- If a person died intestate the court had power to grant letters of administration of his estate to executors.
- Mr Humber died intestate and the plates therefore returned to the family.
- Partner Richardson died intestate, leaving no directions for conveying his estate and interests in the mines.
- Simpson died intestate 23 March 1847 in Aberdeen.
- He shifted restlessly on the bed, thinking of what would happen if he should die without issue.