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7 English Phrasal Verbs With 'DIE'

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7 phrasal verbs with 'DIE'

Die away

  1. Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The last notes DIED AWAY and the audience burst into applause.

Die back

  1. 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.

Die down

  1. 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.

Die for

  1. Want something a lot
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm DYING FOR the weekend- this week's been so hard.

Die off

  1. Become extinct
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Most of the elm trees in the UK DIED OFF when Dutch elm disease arrived.

Die on

  1. 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.

Die out

  1. 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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Quiz for Verb: 'To DIE'

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'Die out' means...

'Die off' means...

'Die back' means...

'Die down' means...

'Die for' means...

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