American English
/daɪ/
One syllable.
to stop living
Practice out loudto stop living
Her grandfather died peacefully at home.
Many people die in car accidents every year.
Die describes the change from living to not living. Use be dead for the state after that.
die young · die peacefully · die suddenly · die in an accident
subject + die of/from + illness or cause
subject + die in + accident or event
to stop working or to lose all its power, as a machine, phone, or battery
My phone died before I could call you.
The car died at the traffic light.
my phone died · the battery died · the car died
a machine/phone/battery + die
subject + die while + clause
a small cube marked with numbers or dots on its sides, used in games
Roll the die and move three spaces.
The game uses two dice.
roll the dice · a pair of dice · a six-sided die
roll + a/the + die
a die + has + number + sides
a tool used to cut or shape metal, plastic, or another material
The factory uses a die to shape metal parts.
This cutting die makes hundreds of identical pieces.
cutting die · stamping die · die casting
use + a die + to + verb
shape/cut + material + with + a die
to become quieter or less strong and then stop
The noise died down after midnight.
to disappear completely, especially a tradition, species, or fire
The tradition is slowly dying out.
to want something very much (informal)
I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
The verb forms are dies and dying (not dieing). As a noun, die is singular and dice is usually plural.