Antonyms for dies
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : daɪz |
Definition of dies
Origin :- mid-12c., possibly from Old Danish døja or Old Norse deyja "to die, pass away," both from Proto-Germanic *dawjanan (cf. Old Frisian deja "to kill," Old Saxon doian, Old High German touwen, Gothic diwans "mortal"), from PIE root *dheu- (3) "to pass away, become senseless" (cf. Old Irish dith "end, death," Old Church Slavonic daviti, Russian davit' "to choke, suffer").
- It has been speculated that Old English had *diegan, from the same source, but it is not in any of the surviving texts and the preferred words were steorfan (see starve), sweltan (see swelter), wesan dead, also forðgan and other euphemisms.
- Languages usually don't borrow words from abroad for central life experiences, but "die" words are an exception, because they are often hidden or changed euphemistically out of superstitious dread. A Dutch euphemism translates as "to give the pipe to Maarten." Regularly spelled dege through 15c., and still pronounced "dee" by some in Lancashire and Scotland. Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) from 1580s. Related: Died; dies.
- verb pass away; stop living
- verb wither, dwindle
- It is because the Caucasian believes in Him that he lives in fear and dies in fear.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- It may last for a time separated from truth, but it dies its life, not lives it.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- No fear but what Isaac will do well in the world and be a rich man before he dies.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "But if my Lady Rackrent dies, there's an end of all jointure," says Jason.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Bewulf dies, and Wiglaf bitterly reproaches his companions for their cowardice.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
- It isn't of any consequence how or where or when any one of us dies: the train must keep right on.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- I like it best when they dies forgiving of everybody and singing hymns to the last.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- So, 'soon as it was any use, we come up here—they reckon he'll come to before he dies.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- As soon as one weeps, as soon as one dies, they are mixed up in it.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- As for him,' he thought of Nikita—'it's all the same to him whether he lives or dies.
- Extract from : « Master and Man » by Leo Tolstoy
Synonyms for dies
- abate
- bate
- be no more
- be taken
- break down
- breathe one's last
- cease to exist
- conk
- croak
- crumble
- decay
- decease
- decline
- degenerate
- demise
- depart
- deteriorate
- dilapidate
- diminish
- disappear
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- drown
- ease off
- ebb
- end
- expire
- fade
- fade away
- fade out
- fail
- fall
- finish
- fizzle out
- give up the ghost
- go bad
- go downhill
- go way of all flesh
- halt
- kick the bucket
- lapse
- let up
- lose power
- melt away
- moderate
- molder
- pass
- perish
- peter out
- rankle
- recede
- relinquish life
- rest in peace
- retrograde
- rot
- run down
- run low
- run out
- sink
- slacken
- stop
- subside
- succumb
- suffocate
- vanish
- wane
- weaken
- wear away
- wilt
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