die as one lived

A form of die the way one lived — To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.

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Meanings

verbdie as one lived (third-person singular simple present dies as one lived, present participle dying as one lived, simple past and past participle died as one lived)

present singular third person dies as one lived · participle present dying as one lived · participle past died as one lived · past died as one lived

  1. alternativeAlternative form of die the way one lived.

    The spike-furred warrior had died just a few moons earlier, chasing RiverClan invaders out of the territory. He had died as he lived, claws unsheathed, hungry for a fight, and his Clanmates had found him in a pool of blood, like the one Bluestar had seen staining the snow so many moons ago.

    2009, Erin Hunter [pseudonym; Erin Hunter Team], Warriors Super Edition: Bluestar's Prophecy, page 505
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APA

die as one lived. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die%20as%20one%20lived

MLA

“die as one lived.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die%20as%20one%20lived. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “die as one lived,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die%20as%20one%20lived.

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