to perish
121
6.0
- verb
- /ˈpɛrɪʃ/
- Formal
:
perecer
- Or do we light this place on fire and perish in the flames?
- people perish
- a million perished
- animals perish
If the world perishes, I will stand to blame.
- If the world perishes, I will stand to blame.
- If she started crawling around the room, I would just die, perish, literally just.
- The glory and freedom of Ukraine has not yet perished.
- Then he will win this battle or perish.
- You can call them forces that if deprived from, we would perish.
- If you fly too high, the Maxwell wax will melt and you'll perish.
- No, the body is just a structure that then perishes.
- If you fly too high, the Max will wax, will melt and you'll perish.
Examples
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But you won't perish, girl, l promise you that.
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And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.
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Shall not perish from the earth.
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The choice was simple: either become her step or fall and perish... fall and perish... fall and perish...
Fiction book (1991) -
People to the evil of this land will surely perish now.
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But if you do not, then Arthur will surely perish.
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God says you are perishing because you lack knowledge.
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His soul will perish in the fire pit of the underworld.
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He crashed his steam powered rocket and perished in the accident.
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He crashed his steam powered rocket and perished in the accident.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To stop living and no longer be alive
537
3.8
To stop living
520
1.1
To stop living because of a cause like disease or old age
62
9.9
To stop living, used in formal or old language
57
9.9
To die suddenly from an accident or attack
52
8.4
Die suddenly, often from shock or extreme tiredness
32
9.0
To die, said in a casual or joking way
31
8.6
To die, often used in medical or formal speech
8
3.8
To die peacefully in a gentle, respectful way
7
8.6
To die, said in casual or joking speech
6
9.0
To suddenly faint or fall unconscious
5
9.9
To die suddenly, often in an accident or during fighting
4
8.1
To die or stop working after a long time of problems
2
9.9
To stop living and not come back
1
9.1
To die, often said as a joke to make it seem less serious
Die because of an accident, violence, or disaster
To die in a light, not serious way
Antonyms
How Final
15
4.5
- Formal
121
6.0
- Informal
4
8.1
∞
1.0
69
3.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Perish comes from Latin parts per- 'completely' and ire 'to go', so it originally meant 'to go completely away'. You can see the same 'to go' root in the word exit 'go out', so to perish is to be gone or to die.