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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•ish /ˈpɛrɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to die as a result of violence, etc.:Thousands perished in that earthquake.
- to suffer destruction or ruin.
Idioms- Idioms perish the thought, (used to express the wish that something may never or should never happen):"Aren't you coming to the concert?'' —"Perish the thought!''
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•ish (per′ish),USA pronunciation v.i. - 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 perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Latin perīre to perish, literally, go through, spend fully, equivalent. to per- per- + īre to go
- Old French periss-, long stem of perir
- Middle English perissen 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expire. See die 1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wither, shrivel, rot, molder, vanish.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged appear.
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