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- Dictionaryper·ish/ˈperiSH/
verb
- 1. suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way: "a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease" Similar
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The meaning of PERISH is to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist. How to use perish in a sentence.
PERISH definition: 1. to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: 2. If material such…. Learn more.
To perish means to die. Your brother's goldfish might perish if he forgets to feed it — so be sure to remind him that Goldie needs her dinner!
to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: Three hundred people perished in the earthquake. He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to stop living. die My dog died last week.
Perish definition: to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.. See examples of PERISH used in a sentence.
To bring to destruction; destroy. American Heritage. Synonyms: choke. drop-dead. give-up-the-ghost. buy-the-farm. cash in one's chips. kick-the-bucket. exit. pass. go. die. croak.
1. to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way. 2. ( tr sometimes followed by with or from) to cause to suffer: we were perished with cold. 3. to rot: leather perishes if exposed to bad weather. 4. perish the thought! may it never be or happen thus. n. do a perish informal Austral to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation.
Definition of perish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(Definition of perish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of perish. in Chinese (Traditional) 死亡, （尤指因意外或遇害）喪生，死亡, 湮滅… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 死亡, （尤指因事故或遇害）丧生，死亡, 消亡… See more. in Spanish. perecer, fallecer… See more. in Portuguese. perder a vida, perecer, morrer… See more. in more languages
If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
