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dies back

dies back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is dies back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dies back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of die back.

Words near dies back in the dictionary

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

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