Meaning of "perch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERCH

Perche stake, from Old French, from Latin pertica long staff.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PERCH

perch  [pɜːtʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERCH

Perch is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb perch in English.

WHAT DOES PERCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Perch

Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke meaning spotted, and the Latin forma meaning shape. Many species of freshwater gamefish more or less resemble perch, but belong to different genera. In fact, the exclusively saltwater dwelling red drum is often referred to as a red perch, though by definition perch are freshwater fish. Though many fish are referred to as perch as a common name, to be considered a true perch, the fish must be of the family Percidae. The type species for this genus is the European perch, Perca fluviatilis.

Definition of perch in the English dictionary

The first definition of perch in the dictionary is a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights. Other definition of perch is a similar resting place for a person or thing. Perch is also a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PERCH

PRESENT

Present

I perch

you perch

he/she/it perches

we perch

you perch

they perch

Present continuous

I am perching

you are perching

he/she/it is perching

we are perching

you are perching

they are perching

Present perfect

I have perched

you have perched

he/she/it has perched

we have perched

you have perched

they have perched

Present perfect continuous

I have been perching

you have been perching

he/she/it has been perching

we have been perching

you have been perching

they have been perching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I perched

you perched

he/she/it perched

we perched

you perched

they perched

Past continuous

I was perching

you were perching

he/she/it was perching

we were perching

you were perching

they were perching

Past perfect

I had perched

you had perched

he/she/it had perched

we had perched

you had perched

they had perched

Past perfect continuous

I had been perching

you had been perching

he/she/it had been perching

we had been perching

you had been perching

they had been perching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will perch

you will perch

he/she/it will perch

we will perch

you will perch

they will perch

Future continuous

I will be perching

you will be perching

he/she/it will be perching

we will be perching

you will be perching

they will be perching

Future perfect

I will have perched

you will have perched

he/she/it will have perched

we will have perched

you will have perched

they will have perched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been perching

you will have been perching

he/she/it will have been perching

we will have been perching

you will have been perching

they will have been perching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would perch

you would perch

he/she/it would perch

we would perch

you would perch

they would perch

Conditional continuous

I would be perching

you would be perching

he/she/it would be perching

we would be perching

you would be perching

they would be perching

Conditional perfect

I would have perch

you would have perch

he/she/it would have perch

we would have perch

you would have perch

they would have perch

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been perching

you would have been perching

he/she/it would have been perching

we would have been perching

you would have been perching

they would have been perching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you perch
we let´s perch
you perch

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to perch

Past participle

perched

Present Participle

perching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PERCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «perch» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of perch

alight · balance · branch · land · place · pole · post · put · rest · resting place · roost · settle · sit

TRANSLATION OF PERCH

Find out the translation of perch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of perch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perch» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 轻坐在
• Translator English - Spanish: sentarse en el borde
• English: perch
• Translator English - Hindi: बसेरा
• Translator English - Arabic: جثم
• Translator English - Russian: окунь
• Translator English - Portuguese: empoleirar-se
• Translator English - Bengali: উচ্চাসন
• Translator English - French: se percher
• Translator English - Malay: Hinggap
• Translator English - German: hocken
• Translator English - Japanese: 腰をかける
• Translator English - Korean: 걸터앉다
• Translator English - Javanese: Perch
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cá rô
• Translator English - Tamil: ஃஆப்
• Translator English - Marathi: गोड्या पाण्यातील एक मासा
• Translator English - Turkish: levrek
• Translator English - Italian: appollaiarsi
• Translator English - Polish: okoń
• Translator English - Ukrainian: окунь
• Translator English - Romanian: biban
• Translator English - Greek: πέρκα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sitplek
• Translator English - Swedish: abborre
• Translator English - Norwegian: abbor

4 QUOTES WITH «PERCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perch.

1

Eric Bristow

Mark my words, Michael Van Gerwen will knock Phil Taylor off his perch one day and be the best darts player on the planet.

2

William McDonough

We achieved our mission to the moon. Let's look home from that lofty perch and reimagine our mission on Earth - that is what we need to do here. Together, we can upcycle everything. The world will be better for our positive visions and actions.

3

Graham Norton

Occasionally the state of the planet can knock me off my perky perch.

4

Jose Andres Puerta

The first time I saw America was from my perch on the mast of a Spanish naval ship, where I could spot the Statue of Liberty reaching proudly into the open, endless American sky.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERCH»

Discover the use of perch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Birds Off the Perch: Therapy and Training for Your Pet Bird

This revolutionary approach combines the expertise of an animal behaviorist, a companion parrot consultant and a veterinarian who use "family therapy techniques" -- such as learning to respect the bird's boundaries and viewing sibling ...

Larry Lachman, Diane Grindol, Frank Kocher, 2003

23 Crow's Perch

Middle school student Henry and his mother have just moved to the strange town of Ravens Pass and their new apartment is not only dirty and smelly, it also seems to be haunted by the former tenants.

Jason Strange, 2012

Plankton Stratigraphy: Volume 1, Planktic Foraminifera, ...

This comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge of the biostratigraphy of marine plankton is the work of an international team of eighteen authors.

Hans M. Bolli, John B. Saunders, Katharina Perch-Nielsen, 1989

The Parrot's Perch

Karen Keilt. The Parrot's Perch The Parrot's Perch Karen Keilt.

Karen Keilt, 2011

Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish

The white perch has a deep, thin body that slopes up steeply from each eye to the beginning of the dorsal fin and that is deepest under the first dorsal fin. A large, older specimen can be nearly humpbacked at that spot. Colors can be olive, ...

Ken Schultz, 2011

The Freshwater Fish Cookbook: More Than 200 Ways to Cook ...

I don't have space or time to argue here at length with irate Texans who will want to include the Rio Grande perch, a small sunfish, in this chapter, or with many old -timers who still call the crappie white perch. In chapter 5, 1 have already taken ...

A. D. Livingston, 2008

Competition for Food Between Perch (Perca Fluviatilis L.) ...

Our results therefore supported the hypothesised scenario III, with ruffe being favoured due to its superiority during the night, while perch was an equal but not superior competitor during day. Several experiments have attempted to understand ...

Diana Schleuter, 2007

Pike and Perch - With Notes on Record Pike and a Chapter on ...

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Alfred Jardine, 2009

The Amazing Adventures of Perch the Cat

GingerMac hatched his devilish plan, to swap places with the curious visitor and to escape prison once and for all. Perch, of course, knew nothing of this, and was just pleased to be back with the others. 'I'm sorry it took us so long to get back to ...

Anthony Kessel, 2013

Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Policies ...

ies with the size of the predator, Nile Perch of less than 20 cm feed on prawns and haplochromines. Those of 20 to 60 cm on Alestes and haplochromines, those of 60 to 100 cm on Alestes, haplochromines and Hydrocynus and those of more ...

Incumbent, Keynote Publishing Company, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perch is used in the context of the following news items.

Outdoors notebook: Perch, walleye harder to find in high, cool Lake …

It was likely an Ohio lamprey that sunk its suckers into this 20-inch channel catfish, released Wednesday by John Force of the North Side while ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

The Rapids Owl soon will perch again

Haseley said there were a couple of trees across the road from the store where owls used to perch, which was another reason for the Owl ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»

WITH SLIDESHOW: Immaculate Conception hosts annual Family …

“It's called the Family Fun and Perch Festival, but we emphasize the family fun,” Chairwoman Ellen Vernier said prior to the event. «New Baltimore Voice Newspapers, Jul 15»

Fishing report: Walleye, yellow perch and bass caught

PORT CLINTON – Anglers have been catching walleye, yellow perch and bass around the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Walleye have been ... «Port Clinton News Herald, Jul 15»

Outdoors: Perch are returning

Perch catches were pretty good this week around Michigan City. However, as always, the bite is subject to change without angler' notice. «News Dispatch, Jul 15»

Huge online backlash builds against pay and display parking at Fort …

An online petition has gathered 3,500 names calling for the reversal of a decision by Wirral Council to introduce pay & display at Fort Perch ... «Wirral Globe, Jul 15»

Lake Erie perch lovers setting sail to find Jolly Roger

PORT CLINTON – Years of serving Lake Erie perch have earned Jolly Roger, at 1737 E. Perry St., a place on The Daily Meal's “America's Top ... «Port Clinton News Herald, Jul 15»

Republican Cruz uses Senate perch to blast Supreme Court

WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Wednesday stepped up his criticisms of the U.S. Supreme Court over its recent ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Sen. Patty Murray uses new perch to push for more overtime pay

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., center, is one of the leading backers of a plan to expand overtime pay for an estimated 5 million Americans, ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»

Climate Change Threatens Yellow Perch in Lake Erie

Yellow perch live on the bottom of Lake Erie, where water ... slowly and remain vulnerable to invasive white perch, a key predator in Lake Erie. «TheFishSite.com, Jul 15»