dy
dy is the obsolete form of die.
dy is the abbreviation of deputy.
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,
Meaning of deputy
Noun
deputy (plural deputies)
- One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
- the deputy of a prince
- Synonyms:
- lieutenant, representative, delegate, vice, vicegerent, number two
- A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
- The State Duma comprises 450 deputies.
- A member of the French National Assembly.
- A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
- A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
- Eamon Ryan is a deputy in the Dáil.
Adverb
dy
Proper noun capitalized: Dy
Dy (plural Dys)
- A surname from Khmer.
Forms of dy
| plural | Dys |
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Origin of dy
From Middle English dyen, variant of dien (“to die”). More at die.
Clipping of already.
Abbreviation of deputy.
Questions about dy
- What does dy mean?
- Dy means already.
- What is dy the obsolete form of?
- Dy is the obsolete form of die.
- What part of speech is dy?
- Dy can be an adverb or a proper noun.
Words near dy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dy (page history and authors); Dy (page history and authors); die (page history and authors); deputy (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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