Search results
- 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"
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.
verb. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. “The children perished in the fire”. synonyms: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, pop off, snuff it.
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.
5 days ago · 5 meanings: 1. to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way 2. to cause to suffer 3. to rot 4. → See perish the thought! 5. →.... Click for more definitions.
Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Idiom. Filter. verb. perished, perishes. To be destroyed, ruined, or wiped out. Webster's New World. To die; esp., to die a violent or untimely death. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To pass from existence; disappear gradually. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that something will never happen Me get married? Perish the thought! Definition of perish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb [ I ] literaryuk/ˈperɪʃ/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. to die: Hundreds of people perished in the flood. (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…
