how to pronounce dies

/ˈdaɪz/

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dies is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of dies in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… soon as the Queen dies Abby's diet this …”

meanings of dies

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of die.

noun:

Plural of die (when used in the sense of a pattern).

name:

One of the Protogenoi, the Protogenos personification of day. She is the daughter of fellow Protogenoi, Nox/Nyx and Erebus, and sister-wife of Aether. She is the Roman counterpart of Hemera.

dies frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word dies occurs in english on average 25.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.