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dies

/daɪz/

dies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of die.

dies is the plural of die.

Meaning of die

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) 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...
    1. (intransitive) followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use
      • He died of malaria.
    2. (intransitive) 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.
    3. (intransitive) followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes
      • He died for the one he loved.
    4. (archaic, intransitive) 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]...
    5. (intransitive, proscribed, sometimes) followed by to as an indication of direct cause (like from)
      • I can't believe I just died to a turret!

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Proper noun capitalized: Dies

Dies

  1. (Roman) One of the Protogenoi, the Protogenos personification of day. She is the daughter of fellow Protogenoi, Nox/Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness), and sister-wife of Aether. She is the Roman counterpart of Hemera.
  2. A surname from Spanish.

Origin of dies

From Latin dies (“Day”).

Phrases with dies

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Words that rhyme with dies

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Questions about dies

What does dies mean?
Dies means one of the Protogenoi, the Protogenos personification of day. She is the daughter of fellow Protogenoi, Nox/Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness), and sister-wife of Aether. She is the Roman counterpart of Hemera.
What is dies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of die.
What part of speech is dies?
Dies is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dies?
Dies is pronounced /daɪz/.

Words near dies in the dictionary

  1. dieretic
  2. diergic
  3. diergism
  4. Dieri
  5. diers
  6. dies
  7. dies a death
  8. dies a thousand deaths
  9. dies and goes to heaven
  10. dies away
  11. dies back

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