Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

die

[däɪ̯]

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.07 in modern English

Syllables
die
IPA
[däɪ̯]
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English deyen, probably from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”). Displaced native Old English sweltan, whence Modern English swelt, and Old English steorfan, whence modern starve.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: deyen, deyja, *dawjaną, *dʰew-, dee, de

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [däɪ̯]
  • British English: [däɪ̯]

Usage

Inflected Forms

dies (present, singular) dying (participle, present) died (participle, past) died (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) died (first person, past) diest (archaic, present) died (past, second person) diedst (archaic, past) dieth (archaic, present) died (past, singular)

Derived Forms

diehard dieversity redie undie counterdie d10 d100 d1000 d12 d20 d4 d6

Phrases

commit die cross my heart and hope to die die a death die and go to heaven die a thousand deaths die-away die away die back

Frequently Paired Words

dead death buried bury kill List of expressions related to death adjournment sine die de die ad diem

Synonyms

assume room temperature auger in be called home be gathered to one's fathers be like the the One be no more be with Jesus be with the Lord bite the big one bite the biscuit bite the dust buy the farm

Homonyms

dye Di Dai daye

Antonyms

breathe live subsist survive be born germinate sprout come back to life reincarnate rise from the dead

Rhymes With

by my why high try guy buy july drive-by eye hi lie

Questions

How do you pronounce die?
The recorded pronunciation is [däɪ̯].
What does die mean?
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
Where does die come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce die

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