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died back

died back is the simple past and past participle of die back.

Meaning of die back

Verb

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

  1. To wither, particularly during the winter.
    • The same walls, when the Virginia creeper dies back in winter, show a date-mark of 1490.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 240

Questions about died back

What is died back the simple past and past participle of?
Died back is the simple past and past participle of die back.

Words near died back in the dictionary

  1. died a death
  2. died a thousand deaths
  3. died and gone to heaven
  4. died and went to heaven
  5. died away
  6. died back
  7. died down
  8. died hard
  9. died how one lived
  10. died in a fire
  11. died in harness

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