Commentary: Includes: DIE OUT, DIE BACK, DIE OFF
NOTE: May be [transitive]--see example 4 Requires a physical entity that is dying, non-physical entities are ocvered by sense 9.
Examples:
The children died in the fire.
She died of cancer.
Martyrs die every day for their faith.
He died a gruesome death.
Whosoever believes in me shall never die!
Mappings:
VerbNet: break_down-45.8
FrameNet: Death
PropBank: die.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
die_out 1
die_back 1
die_down 1
die_off 1
Commentary: Includes: DIE DOWN
NOTE: The entity lessens, but this sense does not entail that the entity disappears, it can only be inferred that it exists in a lesser amount.
Examples:
The laughter died down.
The furor has died down, but the Dixie Chicks haven't.
Mappings:
VerbNet: calibratable-cos-45.6.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: die.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
die_down 2
die_away 1
Examples:
She was dying for a cigarette.
I was dying to leave.
Mappings:
VerbNet: long-32.2-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Examples:
Should have expected problems when the coffee maker died this morning.
One week later, the car died and wouldn't restart.
Mappings:
VerbNet: break_down-45.8,disfunction-105.2.2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Examples:
It is a shame to devote years of effort to cellaring only to have your wine die in the bottle.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9
Commentary: Includes: DIE OUT
Examples:
Die out leather for the belts.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
die_out 2
Examples:
*No examples found.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: Includes: DIE HARD
Examples:
These stories die hard.
Old habits die hard.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
die_hard 1
Commentary: Includes: DIE OUT, DIE BACK, DIE OFF, DIE AWAY
NOTE: May be used metaphorically--ceasing to exist relative to a context.
Examples:
My secret will die with me.
The words died on his lips.
Her desire died when she caught him picking his nose.
The storm died away.
The murmur of whispered conversations slowly died away as the jury
trudged back in.
The musician's voilin died away like a voice fading away in the
distance.
Slowly, the laughter died off.
Mappings:
VerbNet: disappearance-48.2
FrameNet: Death
PropBank: die.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 10
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
die_out 1
die_away 1
die_back 1
die_off 1
Examples:
She almost died of embarrassment when her skirt split.
We died laughing during the show.
Mappings:
VerbNet: marvel-31.3
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Examples:
You're dead to me.
She died to wordly things and entered a monastery.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5