Phrasal Verbs With 'Die'

Die away phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The last notes DIED AWAY and the audience burst into applause.

Die back phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The plant DIES BACK in the winter.

Die down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Decrease or become quieter
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: It was on the front pages of all the papers for a few days, but the interest gradually DIED DOWN.

Die for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Want something a lot
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm DYING FOR the weekend- this week's been so hard.

Die off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Become extinct
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Most of the elm trees in the UK DIED OFF when Dutch elm disease arrived.

Die on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Die or cease to function at an important time
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: My computer DIED ON me the night before I had to submit my paper.

Die out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Become extinct or disappear
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Some scientists say that the dinosaurs DIED OUT when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.

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