Question 1 · Quick check
die
CEFRA1
/daɪ/
verb · noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To stop living.
- 02
noun
A small numbered cube used in games.
Examples
Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp.
If you don't eat, you die.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [däɪ̯]
- [dɑe̯]
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use
followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences
More examples
In contextHe died for the one he loved.
Never try to die.
He died from heart failure.
Related
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Origin
verb
From Middle English deyen, probably from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”). Displaced native Old English sweltan, whence Modern English swelt, and Old English steorfan, whence modern starve.