Meaning of "perish" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERISH

From Old French périr, from Latin perīre to pass away entirely, from per- (away) + īre to go.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF PERISH

perish  [ˈpɛrɪʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERISH

Perish 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 perish in English.

WHAT DOES PERISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of perish in the English dictionary

The first definition of perish in the dictionary is to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way. Other definition of perish is to cause to suffer. Perish is also to rot.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PERISH

PRESENT

Present

I perish

you perish

he/she/it perishes

we perish

you perish

they perish

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

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

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 perished

you perished

he/she/it perished

we perished

you perished

they 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

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

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

FUTURE

Future

I will perish

you will perish

he/she/it will perish

we will perish

you will perish

they will perish

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

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 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

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would perish

you would perish

he/she/it would perish

we would perish

you would perish

they would perish

Conditional continuous

I would be perishing

you would be perishing

he/she/it would be perishing

we would be perishing

you would be perishing

they would be perishing

Conditional perfect

I would have perish

you would have perish

he/she/it would have perish

we would have perish

you would have perish

they would have perish

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been perishing

you would have been perishing

he/she/it would have been perishing

we would have been perishing

you would have been perishing

they would have been perishing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you perish
we let´s perish
you perish

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to perish

Past participle

perished

Present Participle

perishing

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 «PERISH»

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

synonyms of perish

break down · collapse · decay · decease · decline · decompose · die · disappear · disintegrate · expire · fall · go under · moulder · rot · vanish · wither

TRANSLATION OF PERISH

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: > 死亡
• Translator English - Spanish: perecer
• English: perish
• Translator English - Hindi: नाश
• Translator English - Arabic: يموت
• Translator English - Russian: погиб
• Translator English - Portuguese: perecer
• Translator English - Bengali: বিনষ্ট করা
• Translator English - French: périr
• Translator English - Malay: Binasa
• Translator English - German: umkommen
• Translator English - Japanese: 死ぬ
• Translator English - Korean: 비명횡사하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Sirna
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chết
• Translator English - Tamil: அழிந்து
• Translator English - Marathi: मरणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yok olmak
• Translator English - Italian: perire
• Translator English - Polish: zginąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: загинув
• Translator English - Romanian: pieri
• Translator English - Greek: χαθεί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vergaan
• Translator English - Swedish: förgås
• Translator English - Norwegian: omkomme

10 QUOTES WITH «PERISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perish.

1

Mikhail Bakunin

Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain.

2

Hilaire Belloc

When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is like the cold space between the planets. It is an air in which men perish utterly.

3

Daniel J. Bernstein

I'm an academic. It's publish or perish.

4

John Calvin

Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.

5

Charlie Chaplin

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

6

Kate Chopin

But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!

7

Jesus Christ

For God so loved the World that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

8

Dhanush

Music is my breath , blood and food - without music I would perish; the actor in me would die.

9

Andrea Dworkin

Only when manhood is dead - and it will perish when ravaged femininity no longer sustains it - only then will we know what it is to be free.

10

Anatole France

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERISH»

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

Collaborate or Perish!: Reaching Across Boundaries in a ...

Bratton and Tumin provide practical strategies anyone can use, from the cubicle to the boardroom. This is the ultimate guide to getting things done in today’s networked world. From the Hardcover edition.

William Bratton, Zachary Tumin, 2012

Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die; Cherish, Perish: A Novel

Here the characters' lives are linked to each other by acts of generosity or cruelty. A critic once called Rakoff "magnificent," a word which perfectly describes this wonderful novel in verse.

David Rakoff, 2013

If I Perish

This brave woman remained faithful to Christ in the face of brutality, oppression, and ruthlessness of her captors. The story of how she won many of her fellow prisoners to Christ in the most deplorable conditions is an inspiration to all.

Esther Ahn Kim, 2009

Do Penance Or Perish: Magdalen Asylums in Ireland

Some were incarcerated simply for being "too beautiful," and therefore in danger of sin. Others were "simple minded." Most of them were brought to the asylums by their families or priests.

Frances Finnegan, 2001

Without a Vision the People Perish

According to the author, Americans are a confused people who want to post the Ten Commandments in public, but often don't live by them in their private lives.

Steven Deace, 2007

To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan

A gritty, lively, and revelatory look inside the crucial and volatile nation of Pakistan In To Live or to Perish Forever, Nicholas Schmidle takes readers to Pakistan’s rioting streets, to Taliban camps in the North-West Frontier Province, ...

Nicholas Schmidle, 2010

That None Should Perish: How to Reach Entire Cities for ...

Ed Silvoso weaves together the solid biblical basis and practical outworking of how to reach entire cities for Christ.

Ed Silvoso, 1995

Bad: The true story of the Perish brothers and Australia's ...

Author Michael Duffy was given almost unprecedented access to police force files to write the story of what has been described as one of Australia's most difficult murder investigations and its biggest.

Michael Duffy, 2012

And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II

A long overdue work of history, And If I Perish is also a powerful tribute to these women and their inspiring legacy. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Evelyn Monahan, Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee, 2007

Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security

In This Book A Deep Analysis Has Been Made Of The Several Invasions Of India, The Wars That Were Fought After Independence, The Counter-Insurgency, Internal Security And Peace-Keeping Operations Carried Out, And Focused Attention On The ...

K. V. Krishna Rao, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERISH»

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

Perform or perish: IIT-R to fresh inductees

ROORKEE: The message for new students at IIT-Roorkee appears to be clear: if you want to continue studying, you will have to score at least ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Four perish in Elite Highway crash

PETALING JAYA: A married couple were among four people killed when their Toyota Estima crashed into a tree on KM9.9 of the Elite Highway. «The Star Online, Jul 15»

Live together as brothers or perish together as fools

MELİS ALPHAN > Live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Print Page Send to friend » · Share on Facebook. A person who was ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»

Seven perish in head on collision

SEVEN people died and five others were seriously injured yesterday morning in a head-on collision which occurred about 20km from Kwekwe ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»

13 perish as heavy rains hit Pakistan

13 perish as heavy rains hit Pakistan. . file-22-1437572749493274400.jpg. FLASH FLOODS: People stand by a road washed away by heavy ... «Arab News, Jul 15»

Sisters perish in fire

Residents of Tema Newtown were awoken by tragedy early Monday morning when two young sisters met their untimely death in a fire that ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»

Campfire Program: "The Battle of Shiloh, April 1862: "Conquer or …

Campfire Program: "The Battle of Shiloh, April 1862: "Conquer or Perish!" at Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg. Visit website ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»

Publish or Perish! How Content Marketing Can Save You

The “Publish or Perish” admonition has been associated with the requirement of those in academia to publish scholarly works. Scholars who ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»

#GROWconf spotlight: Brian Solis says innovate or perish

It's simple in thought, but in reality being innovative is excruciatingly difficult. The GROW Conference is in its sixth year and all about the future ... «BetaKit, Jul 15»

Riverview man hospitalized after house fire; two family pets perish in …

Quick action by neighbors followed by a Fire Department rescue operation helped save the life of a resident trapped in a house fire Thursday ... «Southgate News Herald, Jul 15»