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• die away — verb become less in amount or intensity (Freq. 2) The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours • Syn: ↑abate, ↑let up, ↑slack off, ↑slack • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• die away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms die away : present tense I/you/we/they die away he/she/it dies away present participle dying away past tense died away past participle died away to become quieter or weaker and finally stop The echoes… …   English dictionary

• die away — PHRASAL VERB If a sound dies away, it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely. [V P] The firing finally began to die away in the late afternoon... [V P] The sound died away and silence reigned. Syn: fade away …   English dictionary

• die away — 1. Subside, grow less and less, decrease gradually. See die, 5. 2. Languish (with delight or tenderness), fall into an ecstasy, swoon …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Die — Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen, OSlav …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• die — die1 [dī] vi. died, dying [ME dien < ON deyja < IE base * dheu , to pass away, become senseless > OS doian, to die, OE dead, OHG tot, dead] 1. to stop living; become dead 2. to suffer the agony of death or an agony regarded as like it 3 …   English World dictionary

• die — I. /daɪ / (say duy) verb (i) (died, dying) 1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions. 2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: the secret died with him. 3. to lose force, strength, or active… …  

• die — die1 W1S1 [daı] v past tense and past participle died present participle dying third person singular dies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(become dead)¦ 2¦(disappear)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4 be dying for something/to do something 5 be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• die — die1 /duy/, v.i., died, dying. 1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead. 2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips. 3. to lose force, strength, or… …   Universalium

• die — 1 /daI/ verb past tense and past participle diedpresent participle dying (I) 1 BECOME DEAD to stop living and become dead: He was very sick and we knew he might die. | of/from: The animals died of starvation in the snow. | My grandfather died… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• die — I [[t]daɪ[/t]] v. i. died, dy•ing. 1) to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of vital functions; become dead 2) to cease to exist; vanish: The happy look died on her face[/ex] 3) to lose force, strength, or active… …   From formal English to slang