die for

daɪ fɔːr

dying for

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Definition of die for - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

sacrificelose life because of a cause or person

Many heroes die for their country.

desirewant something very much or crave it strongly

I would die for a piece of chocolate right now!

crave

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Expressions with die for

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die for one's country

sacrifice one's life for the nation

Many soldiers are willing to die for their country.

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 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.

die laughing

laugh very hard or uncontrollably

The joke was so funny I thought I would die laughing.

Terms with die for included in their meaning

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croak

slang for die

die, especially in a sudden way

die a hero

legacy

die being remembered for noble actions

martyr

make suffer

cause someone to suffer or die for a cause

to one's dying day

adv.

lifelong duration

for the rest of someone's life until they die

make the supreme sacrifice

die for others

give up one's life for a noble cause

book stamp

bookbinding

die for stamping book covers

protomartyr

first martyr

first person to die for a cause

Examples of die for in a sentence

Some die for the freedom of others.
She would die for a vacation right now.
They die for attention from their fans.

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French:mourir pour, mourir d'envie de, ...
German:für ... sterben, für etwas sterben, ...
Italian:morire per, morire dalla voglia, ...
Spanish:morir por, morirse por, ...
Portuguese:morrer por, ansiar por, ...
Chinese:为...牺牲, 特别想要, ...
Japanese:命を落とす, たまらなく欲しがる, ...
Arabic:ماتَ مِن أَجل, تاقَ إِلى, ...
Hebrew:לָמוּת לְמַעַן, לְהִשְׁתּוֹקֵק, ...
Russian:умирать за, страшно хотеть, ...
Ukrainian:загинути за, прагнути, ...
Hindi:जान देना, तरसना, ...
Bengali:প্রাণ দেওয়া, খুব চাই, ...
Catalan:morir per, donar el que fos per, ...
Czech:zemřít za, strašně po něčem toužit, ...
Danish:dø for, dræbe for, ...
Dutch:sterven voor, snakken naar, ...
Greek:πεθαίνω για, ποθώ, ...
Hungarian:meghalni valamiért, vágyakozni, ...
Khmer:ស្លាប់ដើម្បី, ចង់បានខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:목숨을 잃다, 간절히 원하다, ...
Persian:برای چیزی جان دادن, خواستن, ...
Polish:umrzeć za, bardzo pragnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):morrer por, morrer de vontade de, ...
Romanian:a muri pentru, a da orice pentru, ...
Swedish:dö för, längta efter, ...
Thai:ตายเพื่อ, อยากได้มาก, ...
Turkish:ölmek, çok istemek, ...
Vietnamese:chết vì, muốn chết, ...

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die down

die down quickly

die for one's country

die hard

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