Die
verb
To stop living or existing.
He died in a car accident.
Often appears as...
- die young
- die prematurely
verb
To disappear or cease to exist.
If we don't water this plant, it will die.
Often appears as...
- die off
- die out
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A tool used for cutting, forming, or shaping materials.
We need a die to cut this metal sheet.
Often appears as...
- die cutting
- die set
Usage tips
Technical
phrase
To really want or wish something.
I am dying to see you.
Often appears as...
- dying to know
- dying to go
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
The singular form of dice.
Roll the die to move your pawn.
Often appears as...
- die roll
- six-sided die
verb
To dye or change the color of something.
I want to die my hair blonde.
Often appears as...
- die hair
- die fabric
verb
To stop living or existing.
He died in a car accident.
Often appears as...
- die young
- die prematurely
verb
To disappear or cease to exist.
If we don't water this plant, it will die.
Often appears as...
- die off
- die out
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A tool used for cutting, forming, or shaping materials.
We need a die to cut this metal sheet.
Often appears as...
- die cutting
- die set
Usage tips
Technical
phrase
To really want or wish something.
I am dying to see you.
Often appears as...
- dying to know
- dying to go
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
The singular form of dice.
Roll the die to move your pawn.
Often appears as...
- die roll
- six-sided die
verb
To dye or change the color of something.
I want to die my hair blonde.
Often appears as...
- die hair
- die fabric
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Weight
The verb 'die' is sensitive as it deals with loss of life; use it with empathy and respect.
Many species have died due to deforestation.
Pro Tip 2/2Tense Variations
'Die' can be used in various tenses; its meaning remains death but indicates different times.
She will die peacefully in her sleep tonight.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Weight
The verb 'die' is sensitive as it deals with loss of life; use it with empathy and respect.
Many species have died due to deforestation.
Pro Tip 2/2Tense Variations
'Die' can be used in various tenses; its meaning remains death but indicates different times.
She will die peacefully in her sleep tonight.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Weight
The verb 'die' is sensitive as it deals with loss of life; use it with empathy and respect.
Many species have died due to deforestation.
Pro Tip 2/2Tense Variations
'Die' can be used in various tenses; its meaning remains death but indicates different times.
She will die peacefully in her sleep tonight.
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The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life,
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If superpowers were...
After all, immortality doesn't automatically translate to invincibility, it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life,
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The psychology of...
A flower marked the spot of where he died, and we call that flower the Narcissus. The myth captures the basic idea of narcissism, elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns.
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Bill Gates: The next...
It would spread throughout the world very, very quickly. And you can see over 30 million people died from that epidemic. So this is a serious problem. We should be concerned. But in fact, we can build a really good response system.
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What happens during a...
Approximately 7 million people around the world die from heart attacks every year, and cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer.
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Rethinking infidelity...
Desire runs deep. Betrayal runs deep. But it can be healed. And some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine. But others will jolt us into new possibilities.
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Why do women have...
along with any unfertilized eggs, sick, dying, or dead embryos. That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be,
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A message from the next...
you beautiful by one direction and my Furby boom die which is a die that lives with me like my bed all this inspiration around me gives me ideas and motivates
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Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
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This Intimate Look at a...
I’m not afraid of dying. Sometimes I think dying is a relief.
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The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life,
Video examples
If superpowers were...
After all, immortality doesn't automatically translate to invincibility, it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life,
Video examples
The psychology of...
A flower marked the spot of where he died, and we call that flower the Narcissus. The myth captures the basic idea of narcissism, elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
It would spread throughout the world very, very quickly. And you can see over 30 million people died from that epidemic. So this is a serious problem. We should be concerned. But in fact, we can build a really good response system.
Video examples
What happens during a...
Approximately 7 million people around the world die from heart attacks every year, and cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
Desire runs deep. Betrayal runs deep. But it can be healed. And some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine. But others will jolt us into new possibilities.
Video examples
Why do women have...
along with any unfertilized eggs, sick, dying, or dead embryos. That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be,
Video examples
A message from the next...
you beautiful by one direction and my Furby boom die which is a die that lives with me like my bed all this inspiration around me gives me ideas and motivates
Video examples
Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
Video examples
This Intimate Look at a...
I’m not afraid of dying. Sometimes I think dying is a relief.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.
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Woody Allen
American Director
I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
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John Lennon
English Musician
You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
We have art in order not to die of the truth.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
The act of dying is one of the acts of life.
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Henry Miller
American Author
The world is the mirror of myself dying.
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John Wooden
American Coach
I'm not afraid to die.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Quote examples
Virginia Woolf
British Author
Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.
Quote examples
Woody Allen
American Director
I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Quote examples
John Lennon
English Musician
You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
We have art in order not to die of the truth.
Quote examples
Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
The act of dying is one of the acts of life.
Quote examples
Henry Miller
American Author
The world is the mirror of myself dying.
Quote examples
John Wooden
American Coach
I'm not afraid to die.
Example 1 of 10
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