die
/daɪ/
#433 of 5,000 Core 1000
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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