Words / A1

DEYE/daɪ/

Stop living: die. Plants die without water. Dead is the adjective (the plant is dead); death is the noun. Dye means to change the colour of cloth — same sound for many speakers.

Meaning

To stop living.

Examples

• “Plants die without water.”
• “The flowers will die in the frost.”
• “People still talk about how he died.”

Good to know

die (verb). Adjective: dead. Noun: death. Mix-up: dye.

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