perish
Meaning
- (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
- (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
- (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
- (obsolete, transitive) To cause to perish.
Synonyms
be destroyed
breathe one’s last
be lost
be ruined
sniff it
cash in one’s chips
give-up the ghost
be killed
become extinct
cease to exist
Translations
perire
perecer
umkommen
périr
omkomen
perecer
ölmekFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
Etymology
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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