past form and past participle
Stopped living.
Her grandfather died peacefully at home.
The patient had died before help arrived.
American English
How to pronounce died
verbB1Very common word
DAID
/daɪd̚/
One syllable.
Form of die
Died is both the past form and the past participle of die.
Stopped living.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past form and past participle
Stopped working or lost all its power.
My phone died before I could call you.
The car had died at the traffic light.
Useful expressions
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.
Related words & forms
The verb forms are dies and dying (not dieing). As a noun, die is singular and dice is usually plural.