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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
die
die [die dies died dying] verb, noun BrE [daɪ] NAmE [daɪ]
verb (dies, dying, died, died)
1. intransitive, transitive to stop living
• Her husband died suddenly last week.
• That plant's died.
•~ of/from sth to die of/from cancer
•~ for sth He died for his beliefs.
•I'll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die).
• (informal)I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing).
•~ sth to die a violent/painful/natural, etc. death
•+ adj. She died young.
•At least they died happy.
•+ noun He died a poor man.
2. intransitive to stop existing; to disappear
• The old customs are dying.
• His secret died with him (= he never told anyone).
•The words died on my lips (= I stopped speaking).
3. intransitive (of a machine)to stop working
•The engine spluttered and died.
•My car just died on me.
more at cross my heart (and hope to die) at ↑cross v., die/fall/drop like flies at ↑fly n., never say die at ↑say v.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
v. Middle English Old Norse deyja Germanic ↑deadn. Middle English Old French de Latin datum ‘something given or played’ dare
Thesaurus:
die verb
•He died of cancer.
pass away • |literary perish •
Opp: live, Opp: survive
die/perish of/from sth
die/perish in an accident, fire, etc.
die/pass away peacefully
Die or pass away? People say pass away to avoid saying ‘die’.
Example Bank:
•Her father died tragically in a car crash.
•I nearly died when they told me the price.
•I thought I was going to die.
•One of their children died in infancy.
•She should be allowed to die peacefully.
•The accident victim died from her injuries.
•to die for your country
•Her father died of cancer.
•I'll never forget it to my dying day.
•I'm not afraid to die.
•She died a natural death.
•That plant's died.
Idioms: ↑die a death ▪ ↑die for ▪ ↑die in your bed ▪ ↑die is cast ▪ ↑die laughing ▪ ↑dying for to do something ▪ old habits/traditions die hard
Derived: ↑die away ▪ ↑die back ▪ ↑die down ▪ ↑die off ▪ ↑die out
noun
1. a block of metal with a special shape, or with a pattern cut into it, that is used for shaping other pieces of metal such as coins, or for making patterns on paper or leather
2. (especially NAmE) = ↑dice
Word Origin:
v. Middle English Old Norse deyja Germanic ↑deadn. Middle English Old French de Latin datum ‘something given or played’ dare
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