died
/daɪd/
died is the simple past and past participle of die.
Meaning of die
Verb
die (third-person singular simple present dies, present participle dying, simple past and past participle died)
- To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- Returne with ſpeed, time paſſeth ſwift away,
Our life is fraile, and we may dye to day.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use
- He died of malaria.
- followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences
- He died from heart failure.
- followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes
- He died for the one he loved.
- followed by with as an indication of direct cause
- Therefore let Benedicke like covered fire, / Consume away in sighes, waste inwardly: / It were a better death, to die with mockes, / Which is as bad as die with tickling.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from)
- I can't believe I just died to a turret!
- Returne with ſpeed, time paſſeth ſwift away,
Phrases with died
- died on
- died off
- died out
- died away
- died back
- died down
- died hard
- did or died
- died a death
- died roaring
- done or died
- rode or died
34 more phrasesFewer phrases
- died laughing
- died in a fire
- ridden or died
- died in harness
- died in the ass
- died like flies
- the rabbit died
- died in the arse
- died on the vine
- died prematurely
- lived and died by
- day the music died
- died how one lived
- died on one's arse
- either did or died
- died in one's shoes
- died like one lived
- either done or died
- died a thousand deaths
- died the way one lived
- died and gone to heaven
- died and went to heaven
- died just how one lived
- died just like one lived
- tune the old cow died of
- died roaring for a priest
- tunes the old cow died of
- who died and made you boss
- who died and made you king
- died just the way one lived
- who died and made you queen
- who died and gave you the reins
- who died and left you in charge
- who died and made you president
Words that rhyme with died
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- provide
- tied
- fried
- glide
- hide
- inside
- bide
- decide
- offside
- -side
- collide
- confide
- flipside
- set aside
- stride
- subside
- aside
- beride
- beside
- bestride
- chide
- coincide
- cyanide
- dried
- elide
- eyed
- gride
- preside
- reside
- Ryde
- allied
- applied
- astride
- betide
- bride
- deride
- dyed
- guyed
- I'd
- imide
- incide
- pied
- right side
- said
- snide
- statewide
- tried
- vide
Questions about died
- What is died the simple past and past participle of?
- Died is the simple past and past participle of die.
- How do you pronounce died?
- Died is pronounced /daɪd/.
Words near died in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: died (page history and authors); die (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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