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გამოთქმა: /dʌɪ/

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Universal
  • 1(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living:he died of AIDS trees are dying from acid rain [with object]:the king died a violent death
  • (die out) become extinct:many species died out
  • be forgotten:her genius has assured her name will never die
  • [with adverbial] become less loud or strong:after a while, the noise died down at last the storm died away
  • (die back) (of a plant) decay from the tip toward the root:rhubarb dies back to a crown of buds each winter
  • (die off) die one after another until few or none are left:the original founders died off or retired
  • (of a fire or light) stop burning or gleaming: the fire had died and the room was cold
  • informal (of a machine) stop functioning or run out of electric charge:three toasters have died on me I was halfway through a text message when the phone died
  • 2 informal be very eager for something:they must be dying for a drink [with infinitive]:he’s dying to meet you
  • used to emphasize how strongly one is affected by a particular feeling or emotion:only the thought of Matilda prevented him from dying of boredom we nearly died laughing when he told us
  • 3 archaic have an orgasm.

die a (or the) death

British informal come to an end; cease or fail to be popular or successful:the craze for cycling shorts is dying a death

die hard

disappear or change very slowly:old habits die hard

die in bed

undergo death from natural causes.

die in harness

die before retirement.

die like flies

see fly2.

die on one's feet

informal come to a sudden or premature end:critics said the show would die on its feet

die on the vine

be unsuccessful at an early stage.

die with one's boots on

see boot1.

never say die

used to encourage someone not to give up hope in a difficult situation.

to die for

informal extremely good or desirable:the ice creams are to die for

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