die back

daɪ bæk

dying back

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Definition of die back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

plantwither during winter or adverse conditions

The roses die back every winter.

decline

shrivel

wither

medical

TECH.

suffer from disease killing the shoots

TECH.

The apple tree began to die back after the infection.

decline

wither

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Expressions with die

die away

fade or disappear slowly

The echoes of the bell die away in the distance..

die down

become less strong or intense

The storm will die down by evening.

die for

lose life because of a cause or person

Many heroes die for their country.

die out

disappear slowly until nothing is left

The sound of the music began to die out.

would die first

express conditional death happening before others in a situation

He said he would die first if the disease worsened.

die a hero

die while performing a brave act

He chose to die a hero in the battle.

Examples of die back in a sentence

The shrubs die back but regrow in spring.
The roses in the garden started to die back in winter.
The farmer noticed the crops die back due to the blight.

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French:dépérir, mourir, ...
German:absterben, ...
Italian:morire, ...
Spanish:marchitarse, morir, ...
Portuguese:murchar, ...
Chinese:枯萎, 枯死, ...
Japanese:枯れる, 枯れ下がる, ...
Arabic:ذَبُلَ, مَاتَتِ البُرْعُم, ...
Hebrew:לִנְבּוֹל, לְהֵיחַלֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:отмирать, засыхать, ...
Ukrainian:відмирати, в'янути, ...
Hindi:मुरझा जाना, सूखना, ...
Bengali:ম্লান হয়ে যাওয়া, মারা যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:marcir-se, morir-se, ...
Czech:odumřít, odumírat, ...
Danish:visne, visne tilbage, ...
Dutch:afsterven, ...
Greek:μαραίνομαι, αποδυναμώνομαι, ...
Hungarian:visszaszáradni, a hajtások betegség miatt elhalni, ...
Khmer:ស្វិតងាប់, ងាប់មែក, ...
Korean:시들다, 죽다, ...
Persian:پژمرده شد, پژمرد, ...
Polish:więdnąć, zamierać, ...
Portuguese (BR):murchar, ...
Romanian:a se ofili, a se vesteji, ...
Swedish:vissna, torka ut, ...
Thai:เหี่ยวเฉา, ตายยอด, ...
Turkish:solmak, kurumak, ...
Vietnamese:héo úa, chết dần, ...

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