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sieur(2)(dictionary)
La Salle, Rene Robert, Sieur de(dictionary)
La Salle, Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de(encyclopedia)

die 1, verb (oh) and sieur(1) (iou)


die 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?become dead?
2 ?disappear?
3 ?machines?
4 be dying for something/to do something
5 be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom
6 I nearly died/I could have died
7 I'd rather die
8 in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something)
9 old habits/traditions/customs die hard
10 never say die
11 die a/the death
12 die laughing
13 to die for
Phrasal verbs
die away
die back
die down
die off
die out
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[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Probably from Old Norse deyja]
?BECOME DEAD?
to stop living and become dead
::He died in 1985 at the age of 76.
::Her father died suddenly in an accident when she was only ten.
die of/from
::The animals died of starvation in the snow.
::patients who are dying from cancer
::She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 98.
die for sth
(=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.
::The bullet went straight through his head, and he died instantly .
to your dying day/until the day you die
(=until you die)
::It must remain a secret until the day I die.
sb's dying breath/wish
(=someone's last breath or wish)
::It was his dying wish that the house be opened to the public.
die a hero/martyr/rich man etc
::My uncle died a hero.
die a natural/violent/agonizing death
::Did she die a natural death (=did she die naturally, or did someone kill her?) ?
?DISAPPEAR?
to disappear or stop existing
::Our love will never die.
::The family name will die with him (=disappear when he dies) .
::He's one of a dying breed (=a type of person that is no longer common) .
?MACHINES?
informal to stop working
-synonym break down break down
::The engine spluttered and died.
die on sb
(=stop working while they are using it)
::The mower just died on me.
be dying for sth/to do sth
spoken to want something very much
::I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
::She was dying to ask where he'd got it.
::I'm dying to see what it is.
be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom
spoken to be very hungry, thirsty, bored etc
::Do you fancy a cup of tea? I'm dying of thirst.
I nearly died/I could have died
spoken used to say that you felt very surprised or embarrassed
::I nearly died when I saw it was my ex-husband!
I'd rather die
spoken used to say very strongly that you do not want to do something
::I'd rather die than work for him!
in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of sth)
during the last minutes or seconds before the end of something
::United scored an equaliser in the dying minutes of the game.
old habits/traditions/customs die hard
used to say that it takes a long time to change to a new way of doing something
never say die
spoken used to encourage someone to continue doing something that is difficult
die a/the death
informal to gradually fail or be forgotten
::The rumour gradually died a death.
die laughing
spoken to laugh a lot
::We nearly died laughing when he told us.
to die for
informal if something is to die for, it is extremely nice, attractive, or desirable
::She had hair to die for.
die away phr v
if sound, wind, or light dies away, it becomes gradually weaker until you cannot hear, feel, or see it
::Her voice died away as she saw the look on David's face.
::She waited until the footsteps had died away.
die back phr v
if a plant dies back, it dies above the ground but remains alive at its roots
die down phr v
if something dies down, it becomes less strong, active, or violent
::Don't worry, the gossip will soon die down.
::when the excitement had died down
die off phr v
if a group of people or animals die off, they die one by one until there are no more of them
die out phr v
to disappear or stop existing completely
::The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out.
::There will be outbreaks of rain, gradually dying out in the afternoon.
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WORD FOCUS: die
a ceremony for someone who has died: funeral a ceremony at which someone who has died is buried or burned
burial when someone's body is put into the ground
cremation when someone's body is burned
hearse a large car that takes the body to the funeral
coffin a box in which someone is buried or carried to the funeral
grave the place where someone is buried
graveyard/cemetery an area where dead people are buried
undertaker someone who arranges funerals
the mourners the people at a funeral
See also: death, widow, widower, orphan, bereaved, will2 , obituary

sieur(1) (iou)



sieur noun2. S. Afr. E19.
[S. African Dutch, from Dutch sinjeur (Afrikaans seur) lord, master, ult. rel. and assim. to SIEUR noun1.]
A polite or respectful form of address to a man.