![]() lose your life to be killed in a terrible event Hundreds of people lost their lives when the ship overturned in a storm. pass on to pass away – use this especially when you believe that the soul has a life after the death of the body I’m sorry, Emily, but your mother has passed on. pass away to die – used when you want to avoid using the word ‘die’, in order to show respect or to avoid upsetting someone My wife had just passed away, and I didn’t want to be around people. His son died of liver cancer three years ago. No wonder your plants always die – you don’t water them enough. ![]() THESAURUS die to stop being alive, as a result of old age or illness I want to see Ireland again before I die. die in childbirth (=giving birth to a baby ) More women died in childbirth in the past. die a hero/rich man etc He died a hero on the battlefield. die a sudden/violent/slow etc death At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death. die a natural death (=of natural causes, rather than being killed ) The coroner concluded that Wilkins had died a natural death. die in suspicious/mysterious circumstances (=used to say that someone may have been killed ) He got involved with drug dealers and died in mysterious circumstances. phrases die in your sleep During the night he died in his sleep. ![]() die penniless (=without any money ) Van Gogh died penniless because nobody bought his paintings. die tragically His wife had died tragically in an accident. die peacefully (=calmly and without pain ) The nurses said that she died very peacefully. die aged 35/50 etc Her father died aged 84. die young They had seven children and three of them died young. die suddenly She died suddenly of a heart attack, in Amsterdam. 4 → be dying for something/to do something 5 → be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom 6 → I nearly died/I could have died 7 → die of embarrassment/shame 8 → I’d rather die 9 → in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something) 10 → old habits/traditions/customs die hard 11 → never say die 12 → die a/the death 13 → die laughing 14 → to die for COLLOCATIONS die + ADVERB die instantly (=as soon as an accident, injury etc happens ) He was shot in the head and died instantly. die on somebody (=stop working while they are using it ) The mower just died on me. 3 machines informal T STOP HAPPENING to stop working SYN break down The engine spluttered and died. He’s one of a dying breed (=a type of person that is no longer common ). The family name will die with him (=disappear when he dies ). 2 disappear DISAPPEAR to disappear or stop existing Our love will never die. Someone dies for a person, place, or idea that they want to protect: These men died for our freedom.Someone dies in an accident: He died in a car crash.✗ Don’t say: He died because of a heart attack. Someone dies of or from a disease or injury: He died of a heart attack.die a natural/violent/agonizing death Did she die a natural death? (=did she die naturally, or did someone kill her? ) GRAMMAR: Prepositions with die die a hero/martyr/rich man etc My uncle died a hero. somebody’s dying breath/wish (=someone’s last breath or wish ) It was his dying wish that the house be opened to the public. to your dying day/until the day you die (=until you die ) It must remain a secret until the day I die. The bullet went straight through his head, and he died instantly. die for something (=be killed while fighting to defend something ) Do you believe in anything enough to die for it? die young/happy/poor She died young, at the age of 27. patients who are dying from cancer She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 98. die of/from The animals died of starvation in the snow. Her father died suddenly in an accident when she was only ten. S1 W1 verb ( died, dying, dies ) 1 become dead DIE to stop living and become dead He died in 1985 at the age of 76.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Technology die die 1 / daɪ /
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