Perish - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈperɪʃ|  American pronunciation of the word perish
Brit.  |ˈperɪʃ|  British pronunciation of the word perish

verb

- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (syn: choke, conk, croak, decease, die, exit, expire, go, pass, pass away, pop off)
The children perished in the fire

Extra examples

Two people perished in the fire.

The sailors perished at sea.

The civilization perished after 500 years.

Many ancient languages have perished over time.

The rubber will perish with age.

They are all believed to have perished.

Many people in tropical countries perish from diseases.

The children are perishing with hunger.

He shall die and his name shall perish.

Even the best quality rubber will perish with age.

Part of the goods perished.

Hundreds perished when the ship went down.

My uncle perished in the trenches in 1917.

Three days later 11 people perished in a hotel fire.

The children perished in the fire

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: perish
he/she/it: perishes
present participle: perishing
past tense: perished
past participle: perished
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