died
v. A2 Elementary US //ˈdaɪd// UK //dˈaɪd// died
The old tree in the garden died last winter.
The famous actor died peacefully at home surrounded by his family and close friends.
Historians still debate the exact cause of the plague that swept through the city, though most agree that thousands died within the first month alone.
Usage
The verb is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive voice.
Pitfall
He was died in 1990He died in 1990Died is an active verb, not an adjective or a passive construction; it does not take the auxiliary verb 'was'.