Eve Owen Casey Eve Owen Casey died at the age of 81, on , in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by the love of her children, after a valiant battle with cancer.
to lose force, strength, or vital qualities:[often: be + ~-ing] I think he's dying; you'd better come to the hospital now. vanish: The happy look died on her face. fade gradually: The engine died. ~ + of + object] I'm dying of boredom!
Used in a sentence: I managed to upload all of my files before my laptop died. Die is also used in several different idioms that have nothing to do with death. For example, the idiom to die for means to want something a lot. To die laughing means to be very amused. Die, pass away ( pass on; pass ), perish mean to relinquish life.
If you say that you could have/ nearly died of a particular feeling, you mean that you felt the feeling very strongly:
To cease living or existing completely; become extinct: a theory that explains how the dinosaurs died out; customs that died out with the advent of technology.
When a person has died, it is also said they have "passed away", "passed on", "expired", or "gone", among other socially accepted, religiously specific, slang, and irreverent terms.
CNN on MSN: At least 10 scientists tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation
At least 10 people tied to sensitive US nuclear and aerospace research have died or disappeared in recent years, prompting investigations into if the cases are connected.