die

//daɪ//
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Verb

dieInfinitive
diePresent tense
diedPast tense
diedPast participle
dyingPresent participle
diesThird-person singular
1

To stop living; to cease to be alive; to become dead.

My grandfather died last year.

2

To cease to exist or function; to come to an end.

Old traditions die hard in this village.

3

To lose power or charge (of a battery or device).

My phone died in the middle of the call.

4

To want or need something very badly (used with 'for' or infinitive).

I'm dying for a cup of coffee.

Noun

dieSingular
dicePlural
1

A small cube with faces marked with one to six spots, used in games of chance.

Roll the die to see how many spaces you can move.

2

A device or tool used for cutting, shaping, or stamping material.

The factory uses a die to stamp metal parts.

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