perish
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perish
- /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈpeɹɪʃ/ Australia
- /ˈpeɹəʃ/ New Zealand
- /ˈpɛɾɪʃ/ Scotland, Wales
Sounds like parish (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -ɛɹɪʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English perishen, borrowed from Old French perir (via the stem periss- used in various conjugations), from Latin perīre (“pass away, perish”), from per (“through”) + īre (“pass, go”).
verb perishes · perishing · perished
- To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. 1881, Tarafa, translated by W. A. Clouston, The Poem of Tarafa I consider time as a treasure decreasing every night; and that which every day diminishes soon perishes for ever.
- To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria.
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To die; to cease to live.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Similar: decease, pass away, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit
- To cause to perish. that closeness did impair and a little perish his understanding
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: die, pass away, decease, expire, exit, go, deteriorate, succumb, fall, collapse, wither, wilt, putrefy, crumble, rot, spoil
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verb to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing
| Español | perecer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 죽다 jukda, 비명횡사하다 bimyeonghoengsahada |
| हिन्दी | नाश nāś, नष्ट naṣṭ |
| Português | perecer |
| Français | périr |
| Deutsch | verderben, schlecht werden |
| Italiano | perire |
| Română | pieri |
| Русский | пропада́ть propadátʹ, пропа́сть propástʹ, по́ртиться pórtitʹsja, испо́ртиться ispórtitʹsja, сги́нуть sgínutʹ |
verb to die, to pass away — see also die, pass away
| Español | perecer, fenecer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 죽다 jukda, 멸망하다 myeolmanghada |
| 日本語 | 死ぬ shinu, 亡びる horobiru, 滅びる horobiru, 滅亡する metsubō suru, 斃死する heishi suru |
| 中文 | 死亡 sǐwáng, 死 sǐ, 殞 /殒 yǔn |
| Kiswahili | kuangamia |
| Français | périr |
| Deutsch | umkommen, ums Leben kommen, verenden, verderben |
| Русский | ги́бнуть gíbnutʹ, погиба́ть pogibátʹ, поги́бнуть pogíbnutʹ |
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title = {perish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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