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die on

die on verb: to die under the care or watch of (someone).

Verb

die on (third-person singular simple present dies on, present participle dying on, simple past and past participle died on)

  1. (informal) To die under the care or watch of (someone).
    • I can't handle any more patients dying on me.

Forms of die on

third-person singular presentdies on
present participledying on
past participledied on
pastdied on

Questions about die on

What does die on mean?
Die on means to die under the care or watch of (someone).
What part of speech is die on?
Die on is a verb.
What is the past tense of die on?
The past tense of die on is died on.

Words near die on in the dictionary

  1. die laughing
  2. die liao
  3. die like flies
  4. die like one lived
  5. die off
  6. die on
  7. die on one's arse
  8. die on the vine
  9. die out
  10. die plate
  11. die plates

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