Kilo Lingo

die

/daɪ/

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Translation

To stop living and be dead.

Word origin

From Old Norse deyja, meaning to pass away, which entered English from the Norse settlers.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
deyja

Grammar

Verb typeregular (die, dies, died)

Examples

flowers .

"Die" means to stop living.

plant .

"Dies" is the form used with he, she, or it.

winter.

"Died" is the past form of "die".

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This word is part of lesson 9.