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🔤 The letter D 💀 To die
to dee

to dee

9.9
To die in Scots speech
  • verb
  • Literature
translation icon : morir
  • When her beloved pet fell ill, she was heartbroken knowing it might dee soon.

Examples

  • In the cold winter, many animals struggle to survive and some may dee from hunger.

  • And I give dem up fi di message.

    Bob Marley: One Love (2024)

  • ♪ They gave no thought to self at all ♪ ♪ They did but think ♪ ♪ Of me ♪ ♪ But, laddie, that's a time awa' ♪ ♪ And mither's like to dee ♪

    The Body Snatcher (1945)

  • As the old man lay in bed, he felt that it was nearly time for him to dee peacefully.

Antonyms

to live
∞ 1.0

To continue to be alive

Compounds

Miller of Dee
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who is happy with a simple, cheerful life

Pee Dee River
5.5

A river in central North Carolina and northeast South Carolina that flows into the Atlantic Ocean

Surface Forms

dee infinitive
deed past
deed past participle
deeing present participle
dees third person singular

Etymology

Dee in Scots means 'to die' and is simply the Scots form of the English word die, keeping an older 'ee' sound. So when someone uses dee in Scots, they mean the same thing as 'to die' in standard English.