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The correct spelling is dies.
How to pronounce dies
/daɪz/
verbIPA: /daɪz/
Say it like: Dee-s
The correct spelling is dies. To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death. For example: "He died a hero's death."
Usage Examples
“He died a hero's death.”
“I'm dying for a packet of crisps.”
“The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- 2.To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
- 3.To yearn intensely.
- 4.To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
- 5.To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
noun
- 1.The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
- 2.A device for cutting into a specified shape.
- 3.A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
- 4.A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.
- 5.An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
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