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present tense third-person singular of die
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1
to stop living
- the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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- bites the dust,
- buys it
- (or buys the farm),
- gives up the ghost,
- kicks the bucket,
- snuffs it
- [British]
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2
to come to an end
- the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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- breaks off,
- breaks up,
- ceases,
- closes,
- concludes,
- dead-ends,
- determines,
- discontinues,
- elapses,
- ends,
- expires,
- finishes,
- goes,
- halts,
- lapses,
- leaves off,
- lets up,
- passes,
- quits,
- stops,
- terminates,
- winds up,
- winks (out)
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3
to stop functioning
- fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
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“Dies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dies. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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