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die

[daɪ]

Definition:
1. To stop living.
2. Stop operating or functioning.
3. To stop existing; to disappear.

Use 'die' in a sentence:

  1. She swore that she wouldn't apologize—she'd die first!
  2. 5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home.
  3. I'll die first, before I let you have all my money!
  4. He knew that under the surgeon's knife he would surely die.
  5. I feel like I've died and gone to heaven.
  6. The old customs are dying.
  7. "He deserved to die," said Penelope viciously.
  8. Half a million women die needlessly each year during childbirth.
  9. She had to have the operation, or she would die.
  10. He knew that if help did not arrive soon they would surely die.
  11. The verb 'die' as in 'He died suddenly', is intransitive.
  12. It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.
  13. 'Pass away' is a euphemism for 'die'.
  14. We're all going to die at some point.
  15. Her father and her brothers would die of shame.
  16. Forty-four people died in the space of five days.
  17. His secret died with him (= he never told anyone) .
  18. How did he die? Was it poison?
  19. He died a poor man.
  20. Forty thousand children a day die from preventable diseases.
  21. Everyone wants to be a hero, but no one wants to die.
  22. He did die a pauper and is buried in an unmarked grave.
  23. Sadly, bamboo plants die after flowering.
  24. All too often the animals die through neglect.
  25. I'm dying for a glass of water.
  26. I'll never forget it to my dying day.
  27. If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die.
  28. Contrary to the more alarmist reports, he is not going to die.
  29. The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity.
  30. She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died.
  31. Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
  32. Lung cells die and are replaced about once a week.
  33. She did not regain consciousness and died the next day.
  34. He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.
  35. I'd die before I apologized!
  36. I thought I'd die laughing.
  37. The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death.
  38. At best Nella would be an invalid; at worst she would die.
  39. He collapsed in the street and died two hours later.
  40. Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow.
  41. My father died last year ─ I wish I could bring him back to life.
  42. Five people died in a house fire last night.
  43. Two women are known to have died.
  44. At that time people had large families as an insurance against some children dying.
  45. Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp.
  46. Her parents died a long time ago.
  47. Three people died during an assault on the mountain.
  48. Thousands of people could die because the relief effort has fallen so far behind.
  49. She'd rather die than give a speech.
  50. 400 people a year die of this disease on average.
  51. When his wife died, his world fell apart.
  52. After his wife died, he really hit the bottle.
  53. After his wife died, he had nothing to live for.
  54. No one ever died of a broken heart.
  55. When my father died, Jim was a real support.
  56. My life has been an empty shell since he died.
  57. When she died I was filled with a sense of loss.
  58. She died ten years ago but her memory lives on.
  59. At least they died happy.
  60. Without treatment, she will almost certainly die.
  61. Her parents died while she was still at school.