Die - dye
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The verbs 'to die' (with an '-i-') and 'to dye' (with a '-y-') are sometimes confused. This is most common merely with spelling, and the variations in the different forms of the verbs.
- The verb 'to die', which is in opposition to 'to live', has the following forms:
- base form die (with '-i-')
- 3rd person singular present tense dies (also with '-i-').
- -ing participle dying (with a '-y-', to avoid the ugliness of
dieing, which is always a mistake. - past tense and -ed participle died (with '-i-').
- You may want to see a note on the meanings of the noun 'a die'
The base forms of 'to dye', which means 'to change the colour of [usually fairly permanently]', are:
- base form dye (with '-y-')
- 3rd person singular present tense dyes (also with '-y-').
- -ing participle dyeing (with an '-e-', to avoid confusion with the -ing participle of 'to die'.
- past tense and -ed participle dyed (with '-y-').