perish

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
  2. (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
  3. (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to perish.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

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”).

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