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verb

ˈdī How to pronounce die (audio)
Definition of dienext
1
as in to perish
to stop living the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign

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2
as in to stop
to come to an end the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon

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3
as in to fail
to stop functioning fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home

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die

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noun

ˈdī How to pronounce die (audio)
as in bones
a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games he rolled the die, hoping for a six

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Recent Examples of die
Verb
Grisetti died by suicide Friday, according to his friends and co-stars. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 14 July 2026 Only 77 people have died in custody, which is lower than other large urban counties in Texas, even when accounting for differences in jail capacity, a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office said. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Noun
If your power or internet goes out your Ooma phone dies, but there are workarounds. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 What’s more, thinning the DRAM dies by two-thirds to 100 µm would allow a MOSAIC cube to integrate 294 dies in the same volume, reaching 882 GB, Mitarai said. — IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for die
Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
  1. perish
  2. stop
  3. fail
  4. bones
  5. fall
  6. end
  7. crash
  8. succumb
Verb
  • Spain's deadliest wildfire was in 1979, when 21 people perished in Lloret de Mar, a coastal town about an hour north of Barcelona.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Spain’s deadliest wildfire was in 1979, when 21 people perished in Lloret de Mar, a coastal town about an hour north of Barcelona.
    — Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of perish
Verb
  • Throughout the match, the Argentine congregation in the stands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium never stopped believing.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Travel may be getting more expensive, but that isn’t stopping Americans from splurging on bucket-list vacations.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Though the team failed to advance to the knockout round, its historic run inspired an outpouring of national pride, while uniting Haitians at home and abroad.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Arredondo is charged with 10 counts of endangering students for allegedly failing to quickly respond to the May 24, 2022, shooting, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of fail
Noun
  • While the success of Gus is likely to encourage the sale of more dinosaur bones, paleontologists and other experts warn that there are few safeguards for authenticity or verification in the industry.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Osteoporosis Your bones store a large amount of your body’s magnesium, so getting enough of the mineral is important for maintaining bone strength.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of bones
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • Micron Technology sank 8%, Intel lost more than 4%, while Lam Research and Advanced Micro Devices each fell about 3%.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of fall
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  • That came after the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching strikes on an airport in the Yemeni capital and warned the attacks would end a years-long de facto truce between the two sides.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • If, by chance, Mbappe and Messi were to end the tournament with an equal number of goals and assists, the award would go to the player who achieved those goals/assists in the fewest number of minutes.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of end
Verb
  • Only a small percentage of SpaceX’s shares were made available when the company went public as a measure to prevent insiders from quickly cashing out and crashing the stock price.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • An 81-year-old pilot is dead after crashing a small plane upside down into a Plymouth Pond Thursday morning, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of crash
Verb
  • One boy, 12, succumbed to the heat and passed out, with EMS medics and police rushing to help him, according to PIX 11.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • On Thursday at Wimbledon, a couple of players were unable to do so, succumbing to Nadal’s Law.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
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