Showing 7 phrasal verbs and 7 definitions related to the verb 'Die'.
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Die away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The last notes DIED AWAY and the audience burst into applause.
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Meaning: Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
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Die back phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive
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Die down phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Decrease or become quieter
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Die for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Want something a lot
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I'm DYING FOR the weekend- this week's been so hard.
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Meaning: Want something a lot
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Die off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become extinct
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Most of the elm trees in the UK DIED OFF when Dutch elm disease arrived.
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Meaning: Become extinct
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Die on phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Die or cease to function at an important time
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Die out phrasal verb
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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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Meaning: Become extinct or disappear