perish
Betekenis (English)
- To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
- To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
- To die; to cease to live.
- (obsolete) To cause to perish.
Concepten
de doodssnik geven
de eeuwigheid in gaan
de grote reis aanvaarden
dood gaan
het leven laten
ad patres gaan
expireren
de laatste adem uitblazen
de wereld verlaten
de poeper dichtknijpen
ten onder gaan
versmachten
Synonyms
be destroyed
be lost
breathe one’s last
cash in one’s chips
sniff it
be ruined
give-up the ghost
cease to exist
be killed
become extinct
go to meet ones maker
cease to be
be big
be dissipated
be extinct
become dust
be completely lost
be exhausted
be annihilated
be extinguished
be finished
depart from life
fall dead
go to rack and ruin
stop living
be dead
be seriously ill
be uprooted
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
per‧ish
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
Etymologie (English)
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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