perch

Meaning

Noun

1. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
2. (South-Africa) Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
3. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
4. (Australia) Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
5. (US) Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
6. (UK) Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
7. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
2. (intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.
3. (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
4. (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
5. (intransitive, transitive) To inspect cloth using a perch.

Synonyms

roost

pole

rod

alight

sit

🪑

bass

rest

settle

repose

land

bar

light

stick

European perch

squat

staff

shaft

perch about

sea bass

set

sit down

drape

lean

deposit

lay

crook

issue

lean on

lever

rise

instal

constitute

bandy

ingot

hen house

branch

henhouse

pose

fit

baton

post

put

range

assign

reset

plant

🌱

pike

roach

ferule

Paul

Translations

perche

perca

Barsch

baars

perca

percha

poleiro

pertica

pesce persico

perca

persico

perchoir

πέρκα

se percher

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɜːtʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: perche

In summary

From Middle English perche, from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”), cognate with περκνός (perknós, “dark-spotted”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-, whence also Old English forn (“trout”), German Forelle (“trout”).

Sentences

Sit on the perch and tell the others what to do .