7 English Phrasal Verbs With 'DIE'
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7 phrasal verbs with 'DIE'
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Die away
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Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The last notes DIED AWAY and the audience burst into applause.
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Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
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Die back
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When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The plant DIES BACK in the winter.
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When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive
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Die down
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Decrease or become quieter
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: It was on the front pages of all the papers for a few days, but the interest gradually DIED DOWN.
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Decrease or become quieter
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Die for
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Want something a lot
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I'm DYING FOR the weekend- this week's been so hard.
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Want something a lot
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Die off
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Become extinct
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Most of the elm trees in the UK DIED OFF when Dutch elm disease arrived.
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Become extinct
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Die on
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Die or cease to function at an important time
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: My computer DIED ON me the night before I had to submit my paper.
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Die or cease to function at an important time
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Die out
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Become extinct or disappear
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Some scientists say that the dinosaurs DIED OUT when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.
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Become extinct or disappear
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