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- [dahy doun]
- /daɪ daʊn/
- /daɪ daʊn/
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- [dahy doun]
- /daɪ daʊn/
Definitions of die down words
- phrasal verb die down If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense. 3
- verb die down (of some perennial plants) to wither and die above ground, leaving only the root alive during the winter 3
- verb die down to lose strength or power, esp by degrees 3
- verb die down to become calm or quiet 3
- verb without object die down to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead. 1
- verb without object die down (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips. 1
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Origin of die down
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English dien, deien < Old Norse deyja. Cf. dead, death
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Parts of speech for Die down
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
die down popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for die down
verb die down
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- dissipate — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- peter out — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
Antonyms for die down
verb die down
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
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