"die away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dies away [present, singular, third-person], dying away [participle, present], died away [participle, past], died away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} die away (third-person singular simple present dies away, present participle dying away, simple past and past participle died away)
  1. (intransitive) To die gradually or slowly. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-die_away-en-verb-ZdVICsef Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 51 18 30
  2. (intransitive) To diminish or wane; to cease gradually. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: fade away
    Sense id: en-die_away-en-verb-xdxRGhbX
  3. (rare, obsolete, transitive) To cause to die; to do away with. Tags: obsolete, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-die_away-en-verb-NeNHKOnu

Inflected forms

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