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Synonyms for “die”

die

verb

  1. pass away, depart, expire, perish, buy it (US, slang), check out (US, slang), kick it (slang), croak (slang), give up the ghost, go belly-up (slang), snuff it (slang), peg out (informal), kick the bucket (slang), buy the farm (US, slang), peg it (informal), decease, cark it (Australian & New Zealand, slang), pop your clogs (informal), breathe your last, hop the twig (slang) • His mother died when he was a child.
    opposites: live, exist, survive, be born, come to life
  2. stop, fail, halt, break down, run down, stop working, peter out, fizzle out, lose power, seize up, conk out (informal), go kaput (informal), go phut, fade out or away • The engine coughed, spluttered, and died.
  3. dwindle, end, decline, pass, disappear, sink, fade, weaken, diminish, vanish, decrease, decay, lapse, wither, wilt, lessen, wane, subside, ebb, die down, die out, abate, peter out, die away, grow less • My love for you will never die.
    opposites: increase, grow, flourish

    See be dying for something

    See be dying of something

    See die away

    See die down

    See die out

'die' in Other Languages

  • British English: diePronunciation for die When people, animals, or plants die, they stop living.My cat died last week.daɪ VERB
  • Arabic: يـَمُوتُPronunciation for يـَمُوتُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: morrerPronunciation for morrer
  • Chinese: 死亡Pronunciation for 死亡
  • Croatian: umrijetiPronunciation for umrijeti
  • Czech: zemřítPronunciation for zemřít umírat
  • Danish: Pronunciation for dø
  • Dutch: stervenPronunciation for sterven
  • European Spanish: morirPronunciation for morir
  • Finnish: kuollaPronunciation for kuolla
  • French: mourirPronunciation for mourir
  • German: sterbenPronunciation for sterben
  • Greek: πεθαίνωPronunciation for πεθαίνω
  • Italian: morirePronunciation for morire
  • Japanese: 死ぬPronunciation for 死ぬ
  • Korean: 죽다Pronunciation for 죽다
  • Norwegian: Pronunciation for dø
  • Polish: umrzećPronunciation for umrzeć umierać
  • Portuguese: morrerPronunciation for morrer
  • Romanian: a muri
  • Russian: умиратьPronunciation for умирать
  • Spanish: morirPronunciation for morir
  • Swedish: Pronunciation for dö
  • Thai: ตายPronunciation for ตาย
  • Turkish: ölmekPronunciation for ölmek
  • Ukrainian: умирати померти
  • Vietnamese: chếtPronunciation for chết

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