die

die · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To cease living; to stop being alive.

  2. 2.

    To stop functioning or operating.

  3. 3.

    To fade away or come to an end.

  4. 4.

    (Informal) To feel an intense emotion.

  5. 5.

    A singular form of "dice"; a small cube used in games.

  6. 6.

    A tool for cutting, shaping, or stamping material.

Related words

Antonyms: live, survive
See also: dead, death, dice
Synonyms: decease, expire, pass away, perish

Etymology

From Old Norse deyja meaning "to die," which replaced the native Old English steorfan (now "starve"). The noun sense comes from Latin datum meaning "something given or played."