perish

expire, shrivel, wither, rot, vanish
Not to be confused with:parish – an ecclesiastical district, a church with its field of activity

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P0196800 (pĕr′ĭsh)v. per·ished, per·ish·ing, per·ish·es v.intr.1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?" (George Bernard Shaw).2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish" (A.J. Balfour).3. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.v.tr. To bring to destruction; destroy: "Many foul blights / Perish'd his hard won gains" (Thomas Hood).Idiom: perish the thought Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.

[Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, periss-, to perish, from Latin perīre : per-, per- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

perish

(ˈpɛrɪʃ) vb (intr) 1. to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way2. (tr sometimes followed by with or from) to cause to suffer: we were perished with cold. 3. to rot: leather perishes if exposed to bad weather. 4. perish the thought! may it never be or happen thusndo a perish informal Austral to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation[C13: from Old French périr, from Latin perīre to pass away entirely, from per- (away) + īre to go]

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(ˈpɛr ɪʃ)

v.i. 1. to die as a result of violence, privation, etc. 2. to pass away or disappear. 3. to suffer destruction or ruin. Idioms: perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding. [1200–50; Middle English perissen < Old French periss-, long s. of perir < Latin perīre to perish, literally, go through, spend fully =per- per- + īre to go] syn: See die¹.

perish

Past participle: perished
Gerund: perishing

Imperative
perish
perish

Present
I perish
you perish
he/she/it perishes
we perish
you perish
they perish

Preterite
I perished
you perished
he/she/it perished
we perished
you perished
they perished

Present Continuous
I am perishing
you are perishing
he/she/it is perishing
we are perishing
you are perishing
they are perishing

Present Perfect
I have perished
you have perished
he/she/it has perished
we have perished
you have perished
they have perished

Past Continuous
I was perishing
you were perishing
he/she/it was perishing
we were perishing
you were perishing
they were perishing

Past Perfect
I had perished
you had perished
he/she/it had perished
we had perished
you had perished
they had perished

Future
I will perish
you will perish
he/she/it will perish
we will perish
you will perish
they will perish

Future Perfect
I will have perished
you will have perished
he/she/it will have perished
we will have perished
you will have perished
they will have perished

Future Continuous
I will be perishing
you will be perishing
he/she/it will be perishing
we will be perishing
you will be perishing
they will be perishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been perishing
you have been perishing
he/she/it has been perishing
we have been perishing
you have been perishing
they have been perishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been perishing
you will have been perishing
he/she/it will have been perishing
we will have been perishing
you will have been perishing
they will have been perishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been perishing
you had been perishing
he/she/it had been perishing
we had been perishing
you had been perishing
they had been perishing

Conditional
I would perish
you would perish
he/she/it would perish
we would perish
you would perish
they would perish

Past Conditional
I would have perished
you would have perished
he/she/it would have perished
we would have perished
you would have perished
they would have perished

Thesaurus

Verb

perish - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, passabort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"buy it, pip out - be killed or die;drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband"conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed

perish

verb1. die, be killed, be lost, expire, pass away, lose your life, decease, cark it (Austral. & N.Z. slang) the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished2. be destroyed, fall, decline, collapse, disappear, vanish, go under Civilizations do eventually decline and perish.3. rot, waste away, break down, decay, wither, disintegrate, decompose, moulder The rubber lining had perished.

perish

verbTo cease living:decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), succumb.Informal: pop off.Slang: check out, croak, kick in, kick off.Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes.

Translations

死去

perish

(ˈperiʃ) verb to die, especially in war, accident etc. Many people perished in the earthquake.死去ˈperishable adjective (especially of food) likely to go bad quickly. Butter is perishable. （尤指食品）易腐烂的，易腐败的

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perish from (something)

To die from some cause. Most people who die in fires actually perish from smoke inhalation, as opposed to the fire itself.See also: perish

perish in (something)

To die in a certain circumstance. Four young adults perished in the car accident, a tragedy that has sent shockwaves through the community.See also: perish

publish or perish

To either produce consistent published works, especially scholarly articles, or else risk falling into obscurity or disfavor or being released from one's academic institution. I always thought I'd like to be a professor, but because I want to teach and discuss things with students. The fact that you have to publish or perish really puts me off the idea.See also: perish

perish the thought

Don't even mention that or think that way! Such a thing would be inconceivable. (Sometimes used humorously or sarcastically.) A: "If something were to ever happen to me, I would want you to go and live your life, perhaps fall in love again" B: "Perish the thought, my love!" Me being disruptive in class? Perish the thought!See also: perish, thought

perish with (something)

1. To suffer greatly due to some ailment or discomfort. The poor man was trapped down here and obviously perished with hunger. You'll perish with thirst before you starve to death.2. By extension, to suffer greatly due to some ailment or discomfort. (Used as hyperbole.) Would you mind if I had a glass of water? I'm perishing with thirst! I thought I would perish with boredom in there!See also: perish

perish from something

to die from a particular cause, such as a disease. Nearly all the fish perished from the cold. I was afraid that I would perish from hunger.See also: perish

perish in something

to die because of involvement in something. Four people perished in the flames. Our cat perished in an accident.See also: perish

Perish the thought.

Fig. Do not even consider thinking of such a (negative) thing. If you should become ill—perish the thought—I'd take care of you. I'm afraid that we need a new car. Perish the thought.See also: perish, thought

perish with something

to feel bad enough to die because of something, such as heat, hunger, etc. (Often an exaggeration.) I was just perishing with hunger when we arrived at the restaurant. Mary felt as if she would perish with the intense heat of the stuffy little room.See also: perish

publish or perish

Fig. [for a professor] to try to publish scholarly books or articles to prevent getting released from a university or falling into disfavor in a university. (Also occurs as other parts of speech. See the examples.) Alice knew she would have to publish or perish if she took the teaching job. This is a major research university and publish or perish is the order of the day.See also: perish

perish the thought

Don't even think of it. This expression is used as a wish that what was just mentioned will never happen. For example, He's going to give another speech? Perish the thought! This phrase appeared in Handel's oratorio Joshua (1748; text by Thomas Morell): "It never shall be said that our allies in vain implor'd our aid. Perish the thought!" Also see god forbid. See also: perish, thought

publish or perish

Produce published work or fall into disfavor. For example, The younger members of the department have a heavier teaching load, but they also know it's publish or perish . This expression is nearly always used for college or university teachers, for whom advancement frequently is predicated on publishing research in their field. [Mid-1900s] See also: perish

perish the thought

used, often ironically, to show that you find a suggestion or idea completely ridiculous or unwelcome. informal 1993 Tablet Is he one of those people who file their own press cuttings and who even, perish the thought, write down their own witticisms? See also: perish, thought

publish or perish

used to refer to an attitude or practice existing within academic institutions, whereby researchers are under pressure to publish material in order to retain their positions or to be deemed successful.See also: perish

ˌperish the ˈthought!

(spoken, often humorous) I hope it will not happen; may it never happen: ‘A picnic is a good idea but what if it rains?’ ‘Perish the thought!’See also: perish

perish the thought

Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.See also: perish, thought

perish the thought

May this never happen, may this never be true. This cliché, an older equivalent of bite your tongue, intends to suppress the very idea of something rather than just its utterance. An early recorded use occurred in Colley Cibber’s 1700 version of Shakespeare’s Richard III, in which a character says “Perish the thought!” (5:5). See also God/heaven forbid.See also: perish, thought

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verb die

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verb be destroyed

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verb rot

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verb to cease living

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verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

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