die in the last ditch in English

Forms: dies in the last ditch [present, singular, third-person], dying in the last ditch [participle, present], died in the last ditch [participle, past], died in the last ditch [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Popularized from an 1847 translation by Agnes Strickland of a quote attributed to William of Orange during the French invasion of 1672 on his being advised to surrender Holland to Louis XIV: "No, I mean to die in the last ditch." Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} die in the last ditch (third-person singular simple present dies in the last ditch, present participle dying in the last ditch, simple past and past participle died in the last ditch)

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  "etymology_text": "Popularized from an 1847 translation by Agnes Strickland of a quote attributed to William of Orange during the French invasion of 1672 on his being advised to surrender Holland to Louis XIV: \"No, I mean to die in the last ditch.\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dies in the last ditch",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dying in the last ditch",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "died in the last ditch",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "died in the last ditch",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "To fight till death; to die rather than surrender."
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        {
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Popularized from an 1847 translation by Agnes Strickland of a quote attributed to William of Orange during the French invasion of 1672 on his being advised to surrender Holland to Louis XIV: \"No, I mean to die in the last ditch.\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dies in the last ditch",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dying in the last ditch",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "died in the last ditch",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "died in the last ditch",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "To fight till death; to die rather than surrender."
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        ],
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          "die"
        ],
        [
          "surrender",
          "surrender"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "die in the last ditch"
}

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"die in the last ditch" meaning in English

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