perish

[ per-ish ]

/ ˈpɛr ɪʃ /

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verb (used without object)

to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.

to pass away or disappear: an age of elegance that has forever perished.

to suffer destruction or ruin: His valuable paintings perished in the fire.

to suffer spiritual death: Save us, lest we perish.

Idioms for perish

perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.

Origin of perish

1200–50; Middle English perissen<Old French periss-, long stem of perir<Latin perīre to perish, literally, go through, spend fully, equivalent to per-per- + īre to go

SYNONYMS FOR perish

1 expire.

2 wither, shrivel, rot, molder, vanish.

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ANTONYMS FOR perish

2 appear.

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synonym study for perish

1. See die¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM perish

per·ish·less, adjectiveper·ish·ment, nounun·per·ished, adjective

Words nearby perish

perisalpingitis, perisalpinx, perisarc, periscope, periscopic, perish, perishable, perished, perishing, perish the thought, perisigmoiditis

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Example sentences from the Web for perish

By all accounts he had expected to perish with the other Elders.
Confessions of a Death Camp Collaborator: Claude Lanzmann’s ‘The Last of the Unjust’|Jimmy So|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
World War II offers innumerable opportunities for her to perish during the Blitz.
Life After Life|Malcolm Jones|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And those who really feel that they will perish unless they have 32 ounces of Mountain Dew Code Red can simply buy two.
Michael Tomasky: Mayor Bloomberg Is Right to Declare a War on Sugar|Michael Tomasky|June 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And that pressure will consist entirely of one message: resist, at all costs, or perish.
Barack Obama and the ‘Centrist’ Fantasy About Dealing With the GOP|Michael Tomasky|April 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Not an inappropriate night for the Chief Witch to fall off his broomstick and perish in a fierce firefight.
Salman Rushdie: Pakistan's Deadly Game|Salman Rushdie|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
For benefits and advantages, however great and important, are what we have, and they perish with the using.
Practical Ethics|William DeWitt Hyde
The injustice of that Potentate will not permit all to perish.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
My nephew never shows sign; Sillery is to perish, you fear to speak to me; even my poor wife chides me.
Kilgorman|Talbot Baines Reed
The host that drew its life along it must fight at a fearful disadvantage or perish miserably.
The River War|Winston S. Churchill
Hundreds of thousands of people used to perish by famine and disease year after year.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson

British Dictionary definitions for perish

perish

/ (ˈpɛrɪʃ) /

verb (intr)

to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way

(tr sometimes followed by with or from) to cause to sufferwe were perished with cold

to rotleather perishes if exposed to bad weather

perish the thought! may it never be or happen thus

noun

do a perish Australian informal to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation

Word Origin for perish

C13: from Old French périr, from Latin perīre to pass away entirely, from per- (away) + īre to go

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with perish

perish

In addition to the idiom beginning with perish

perish the thought

also see:

publish or perish

单词	perish
释义	perish [ per-ish ] / ˈpɛr ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perish ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake. to pass away or disappear: an age of elegance that has forever perished. to suffer destruction or ruin: His valuable paintings perished in the fire. to suffer spiritual death: Save us, lest we perish. Idioms for perish perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding. Origin of perish 1200–50; Middle English perissen<Old French periss-, long stem of perir<Latin perīre to perish, literally, go through, spend fully, equivalent to per-per- + īre to go SYNONYMS FOR perish 1 expire. 2 wither, shrivel, rot, molder, vanish. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perish ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR perish 2 appear. SEE ANTONYMS FOR perish ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for perish 1. See die¹. OTHER WORDS FROM perish per·ish·less, adjectiveper·ish·ment, nounun·per·ished, adjective Words nearby perish perisalpingitis, perisalpinx, perisarc, periscope, periscopic, perish, perishable, perished, perishing, perish the thought, perisigmoiditis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perish By all accounts he had expected to perish with the other Elders. Confessions of a Death Camp Collaborator: Claude Lanzmann’s ‘The Last of the Unjust’\|Jimmy So\|February 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST World War II offers innumerable opportunities for her to perish during the Blitz. Life After Life\|Malcolm Jones\|April 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And those who really feel that they will perish unless they have 32 ounces of Mountain Dew Code Red can simply buy two. Michael Tomasky: Mayor Bloomberg Is Right to Declare a War on Sugar\|Michael Tomasky\|June 2, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And that pressure will consist entirely of one message: resist, at all costs, or perish. Barack Obama and the ‘Centrist’ Fantasy About Dealing With the GOP\|Michael Tomasky\|April 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Not an inappropriate night for the Chief Witch to fall off his broomstick and perish in a fierce firefight. Salman Rushdie: Pakistan's Deadly Game\|Salman Rushdie\|May 2, 2011\|DAILY BEAST For benefits and advantages, however great and important, are what we have, and they perish with the using. Practical Ethics\|William DeWitt Hyde The injustice of that Potentate will not permit all to perish. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor My nephew never shows sign; Sillery is to perish, you fear to speak to me; even my poor wife chides me. Kilgorman\|Talbot Baines Reed The host that drew its life along it must fight at a fearful disadvantage or perish miserably. The River War\|Winston S. Churchill Hundreds of thousands of people used to perish by famine and disease year after year. The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out\|Fred T. Hodgson British Dictionary definitions for perish perish / (ˈpɛrɪʃ) / verb (intr) to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way (tr sometimes followed by with or from) to cause to sufferwe were perished with cold to rotleather perishes if exposed to bad weather perish the thought! may it never be or happen thus noun do a perish Australian informal to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation Word Origin for perish C13: from Old French périr, from Latin perīre to pass away entirely, from per- (away) + īre to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with perish perish In addition to the idiom beginning with perish perish the thought also see: publish or perish The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Content related to perish Learn More About These Powerful Words From Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr was an iconic civil rights activist and magnificent orator. Honor his legacy by examining some of his most powerful words. READ MORE Words related to perish disintegrate, crumble, wither, cease, disappear, vanish, rot, succumb, pass away, decease, depart, collapse, pass, corrupt, expire, demise, fall, go, end, waste
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perish

verb (used without object)

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Origin of perish

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verb (intr)

noun

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