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die away — or[die down] {v.} To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker. * /The wind died down./ * /The music died away./ * /He waited until the excitement had died down./ * /His mother s anger died away./ … Dictionary of American idioms
die away — or[die down] {v.} To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker. * /The wind died down./ * /The music died away./ * /He waited until the excitement had died down./ * /His mother s anger died away./ … Dictionary of American idioms
die\ away — • die away • die down v To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker. The wind died down. The music died away. He waited until the excitement had died down. His mother s anger died away … Словарь американских идиом
die — Ⅰ. die [1] ► VERB (dying) 1) stop living. 2) (die out) become extinct. 3) (often die away/down) become less loud or strong. 4) (be dying for/to do) … English terms dictionary
die — die1 verb (dies, dying, died) 1》 stop living. ↘(die out) become extinct. ↘be forgotten. 2》 (often die away/down) become less loud or strong. 3》 informal used to emphasize strong desire, embarrassment, shock, etc.: I nearly died when I saw … English new terms dictionary
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\ down — • die away • die down v To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker. The wind died down. The music died away. He waited until the excitement had died down. His mother s anger died away … Словарь американских идиом
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 — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. perish (see death). n. mold, matrix, punch, thread cutter, prototype, perforator; cube, etc. See form, engraving. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cease living] Syn. decease, expire, pass away, pass on,… … English dictionary for students
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
