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Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.
Simone de Beauvoir

Meaning of "dying" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DYING

dying  [ˈdaɪɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dying is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dying in English.

WHAT DOES DYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dying

Death

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include biological aging, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, homicide and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death. In society, the nature of death and humanity's awareness of its own mortality has for millennia been a concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical inquiry. This includes belief in resurrection, reincarnation or rebirth, or that consciousness permanently ceases to exist, known as eternal oblivion. Commemoration ceremonies after death may include various mourning, funeral practices and ceremonies of honouring the deceased. The physical remains of a person, commonly known as a corpse or body, are usually interred whole or cremated, though among the world's cultures there are a variety of other methods of mortuary disposal. In the English language, blessings directed towards a dead person include rest in peace, or its initialism RIP.

Definition of dying in the English dictionary

The definition of dying in the dictionary is relating to or occurring at the moment of death.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DYING

PRESENT

Present
I die
you die
he/she/it dies
we die
you die
they die
Present continuous
I am dying
you are dying
he/she/it is dying
we are dying
you are dying
they are dying
Present perfect
I have died
you have died
he/she/it has died
we have died
you have died
they have died
Present perfect continuous
I have been dying
you have been dying
he/she/it has been dying
we have been dying
you have been dying
they have been dying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I died
you died
he/she/it died
we died
you died
they died
Past continuous
I was dying
you were dying
he/she/it was dying
we were dying
you were dying
they were dying
Past perfect
I had died
you had died
he/she/it had died
we had died
you had died
they had died
Past perfect continuous
I had been dying
you had been dying
he/she/it had been dying
we had been dying
you had been dying
they had been dying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will die
you will die
he/she/it will die
we will die
you will die
they will die
Future continuous
I will be dying
you will be dying
he/she/it will be dying
we will be dying
you will be dying
they will be dying
Future perfect
I will have died
you will have died
he/she/it will have died
we will have died
you will have died
they will have died
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dying
you will have been dying
he/she/it will have been dying
we will have been dying
you will have been dying
they will have been dying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dying
you would dying
he/she/it would dying
we would dying
you would dying
they would dying
Conditional continuous
I would be dying
you would be dying
he/she/it would be dying
we would be dying
you would be dying
they would be dying
Conditional perfect
I would have dying
you would have dying
he/she/it would have dying
we would have dying
you would have dying
they would have dying
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dying
you would have been dying
he/she/it would have been dying
we would have been dying
you would have been dying
they would have been dying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you die
we let´s die
you die
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to die
Past participle
died
Present Participle
dying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DYING


buying
ˈbaɪɪŋ
crying
ˈkraɪɪŋ
drying
ˈdraɪɪŋ
dyeing
ˈdaɪɪŋ
flying
ˈflaɪɪŋ
frying
ˈfraɪɪŋ
home-buying
ˈhəʊmˌbaɪɪŋ
horrifying
ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ
lying
ˈlaɪɪŋ
multiplying
ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ
outlying
ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ
overlying
ˌəʊvəˈlaɪɪŋ
qualifying
ˈkwɒlɪfaɪɪŋ
satisfying
ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ
spying
ˈspaɪɪŋ
terrifying
ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪɪŋ
trying
ˈtraɪɪŋ
underlying
ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ
undying
ʌnˈdaɪɪŋ
unifying
ˈjuːnɪfaɪɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DYING

dyer´s rocket
dyer´s-broom
dyer´s-greenweed
dyer´s-weed
dyester
dyestuff
dyeweed
dyewood
dyeworks
Dyfed
dyingly
dyingness
dyke
dykey
dykon
Dylan
dynameter
dynamic
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DYING

accompanying
annoying
bullying
copying
go without saying
hurrying
laying
lobbying
magnifying
paying
playing
praying
role playing
role-playing
saying
surveying
that goes without saying
tying
varying
worrying

Synonyms and antonyms of dying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DYING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dying» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dying

Translation of «dying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DYING

Find out the translation of dying to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dying from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dying» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

临死
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

morir
570 millions of speakers

English

dying
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умирает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

morrendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sterbend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死にかけている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죽어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संपणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

morente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

umiera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вмирає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moarte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεθαίνει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sterf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

döende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

døende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dying

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DYING»

The term «dying» is very widely used and occupies the 7.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DYING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dying» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dying» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dying

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10 QUOTES WITH «DYING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dying.
1
Marina Abramovic
You see, what is my purpose of performance artist is to stage certain difficulties and stage the fear the primordial fear of pain, of dying, all of which we have in our lives, and then stage them in front of audience and go through them and tell the audience, 'I'm your mirror; if I can do this in my life, you can do it in yours.'
2
Joan of Arc
One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.
3
Richard Barnfield
All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.
4
Richard Baxter
I preached as never sure to preach again, And as a dying man to dying men.
5
Simone de Beauvoir
Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.
6
Laura Benanti
I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater.
7
Stephen Vincent Benet
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.
8
George Best
People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.
9
Jello Biafra
I don't think it's too hippie to want to clean up the planet so you don't wind up dying of some kind of cancer when you're 45 years old. It enrages me that these big cancer-research organizations can't be bothered to man the front lines of environmental protest.
10
Georg Buchner
Dying people often become childish.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DYING»

Discover the use of dying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
As I Lay Dying
Set in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, As I Lay Dying tells the story of the dysfunctional Bundren family as they set out to fulfill Addie Bundren’s dying wish.
William Faulkner, 2013
2
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic ...
"What is it I hope for from this book?
Sogyal Rinpoche, 2009
3
A Lesson Before Dying: A Novel
Ernest J. Gaines brings to this novel the same rich sense of place, the same deep understanding of the human psyche, and the same compassion for a people and their struggle that have unformed his previous, highly praised works of fiction.
Ernest J. Gaines, 2004
4
Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to ...
In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body-overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system-began shutting down.
Anita Moorjani, 2012
5
Awareness Of Dying
Death, as a social ritual, is one of the great turning points in human existence, but prior to this classic work, it had been subjected to little scientific study.
Barney Galland Glaser, Anselm Leonard Strauss, 1966
6
On Death and Dying
In this remarkable book, Dr. Kübler-Ross first explored the now-famous five stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 2011
7
Perspectives on Death and Dying
In the past, most people encountered death at a relatively young age. Dying relatives were cared for at home, and mortality rates were higher.
June Leishman, 2009
8
Dying Right: The Death with Dignity Movement
Dying Right provides an overview of the Death With Dignity movement, a history of how and why Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide, and an analysis of the future of physician-assisted suicide.
Daniel Hillyard, John Dombrink, 2001
9
Care of the Dying: A Pathway to Excellence
This unique book provides guidelines for the care of the dying based on the Liverpool Integrated Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP).
John Ellershaw, Susie Wilkinson, 2011
10
Dying for God: Martyrdom and the Making of Christianity and ...
In this book, the author develops a revised understanding of the interactions between nascent Christianity and nascent Judaism in late antiquity. "Daniel Boyarin has done it again.
Daniel Boyarin, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dying is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Woman adopts dying dog, treats him to bucket list
(CNN) Nicole Elliott was browsing a Georgia animal shelter's Facebook page two weeks ago when she saw him: a scruffy charcoal-gray dog ... «CNN International, Jul 15»
2
The Spoils Before Dying: “Murder in B-Flat”
Eric Jonrosh (Will Farrell), the author, producer, director, composer, and host of The Spoils Before Dying, dwells in excess. Whether he's ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
3
'A lot of folk dying from drugs leave school-age kids behind' says …
“It is disturbing because of a lot of the age group who are dying have young kids at school, and a lot still have mums and dads — it tends to be ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Cher NOT "Dying," Despite Report (EXCLUSIVE)
Dying Cher: The End,” reads the cover of another National Enquirer story that's dead wrong. The latest cover story from the tabloid declares ... «Gossip Cop, Jul 15»
5
Dying for a better sex life
Dying for a better sex life. Leonie Wagner | 2015-07-09 00:17:28.0. The company found that over the past year SARS had confiscated 207882 male ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
6
Desperate man with dying phone jumps on Broadway stage to revive it
Desperate man with dying phone jumps on Broadway stage to revive it [Updated with video]. The man was heckled as ushers unplugged his ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
7
Jesse, Earl, the Dying Girl and Hebrew School
Three years ago, the 32-year-old's debut novel “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” hit bookstores, topped the New York Times best seller list and ... «Forward, Jul 15»
8
Living, working and dying: the literature of occupied Palestine
Living, working and dying: the literature of occupied Palestine. Once again, history has conspired against the Palestinians – but as these books ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
9
Crowdfunding allows Leigh Warren Dance to stage latest work A …
A Dying Swan will be the first work for the new artistic director of Leigh Warren Dance, Daniel Jaber. "I won't lie, I'm petrified, it's obviously a ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
10
Michael K. Williams on 'The Spoils Before Dying' and How Kristen …
He plays Rock Banyon, a musician framed for murder in “The Spoils Before Dying,” a satirical TV miniseries premiering Wednesday on cable ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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