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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
Randy Neugebauer

Meaning of "perished" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERISHED

perished  [ˈpɛrɪʃt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERISHED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perished is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERISHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of perished in the English dictionary

The definition of perished in the dictionary is extremely cold.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERISHED


accomplished
əˈkɒmplɪʃt
astonished
əˈstɒnɪʃt
cherished
ˈtʃɛrɪʃt
diminished
dɪˈmɪnɪʃt
distinguished
dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt
established
ɪˈstæblɪʃt
finished
ˈfɪnɪʃt
furnished
ˈfɜːnɪʃt
ill-nourished
ˌɪlˈnʌrɪʃt
impoverished
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt
malnourished
mælˈnʌrɪʃt
polished
ˈpɒlɪʃt
undernourished
ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt
unfinished
ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt
unfurnished
ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃt
unnourished
ʌnˈnʌrɪʃt
unperished
ʌnˈpɛrɪʃt
unpublished
ˌʌnˈpʌblɪʃt
vanished
ˈvænɪʃt
well-nourished
ˌwelˈnʌrɪʃt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERISHED

periscopic
periscopically
periselenium
perish
perish the thought!
perishability
perishable
perishableness
perishables
perishably
perisher
perishing
perishingly
perisperm
perispermal
perispermic
perispomenon
perissodactyl
perissodactyle
perissodactylic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERISHED

anguished
blemished
burnished
comfortably-furnished
dished
famished
half-finished
in the shed
long-established
semifinished
unaccomplished
unblemished
undiminished
undistinguished
unpolished
unpunished
untarnished
unvarnished
well-established
well-finished
well-furnished

Synonyms and antonyms of perished in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERISHED»

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

Translation of «perished» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERISHED

Find out the translation of perished to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perished from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perished» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灭亡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perecido
570 millions of speakers

English

perished
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هلك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

погибли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pereceram
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধ্বস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

péri
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Binasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umgekommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死んだ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiệt mạng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயிரிழந்தனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नष्ट झाले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mahvolmuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perirono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zginęła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загинули
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pierit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χάθηκαν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omgekom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omkom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omkom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perished

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERISHED»

The term «perished» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERISHED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perished

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10 QUOTES WITH «PERISHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perished.
1
Epicurus
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
2
Peter Garrett
In our early period we pretty much survived or perished on our capacity to reach people, and on getting into the pattern of having no money and playing lots of shows.
3
Bobby Ghosh
On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, it is some consolation that the man most responsible for that terrible morning will not be smiling smugly to himself as satellite TV brings to the leafy boulevards of Abbottabad the somber images of New Yorkers commemorating those who perished in the Twin Towers.
4
Samuel Lover
What is wine? It is the grape present in another form; its essence is there, though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time.
5
Randy Neugebauer
Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
6
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Millions also perished in the Chinese camps, and there have been terrible genocides in Cambodia and Vietnam.
7
Chief Seattle
When the last red man shall have perished from the earth and his memory among the white men shall have become a myth, these shores will swarm with the invisible dead of my tribe. The white man will never be alone. Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless.
8
Junipero Serra
The people got daily worse from the cold and the bad water, and they must all have perished if they had not discovered the port about the time they did.
9
Henry Vaughan
Caesar had perished from the world of men, had not his sword been rescued by his pen.
10
James T. Walsh
For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERISHED»

Discover the use of perished in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perished and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A hero perished: the diary and selected letters of Nile Kinnick
Here is an illuminating comment on a time and an attitude that have passed.
Nile Clarke Kinnick, Paul Baender, 1991
2
Published and Perished
Here is a selection of well-considered (and often shockingly honest) appraisals of the greatest names in American literature memorialised, eulogised, and sometimes criticised by their dearest friends and their closest peers.
Steven Gilbar, Dean Stewart, 2002
3
The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide to the Perished City
Encyclopedic in scope, the book encompasses a range of topics from food supplies to education, religious activities to the structure of the Judenrat.
Barbara Engelking-Boni, Jacek Leociak, 2009
4
The World That Perished
Photos and detailed descriptive text demonstrate that a global flood disaster is the most reasonable explanation for many natural phenomena. A simple and interesting defense of the Genesis flood.
John Clement Whitcomb, 1988
5
Fire Mountain: How 30,000 Perished and One Man Survived the ...
Combining human disaster, dramatic history and travel writing this work tells the story of how in 1902, Mont Pelee, a dormant volanco on the island of Martinque, erupted and destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre, killing its 30,000 citizens.
Peter Morgan, 2004
6
Poor Souls, They Perished: The Cataraqui : Australia's Worst ...
400 died .. only 9 survived - A winter's gale in 1845.
Andrew Lemon, Marjorie Jean Morgan, 1995
7
Why Gordon Perished; Or, the Political and Military Causes ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition.
Alexander MacDonald, 2013
8
Tegg's dictionary of chronology: or, Historical and ...
At Koine, 10,000 persons perished daily, A.D. 78; the same disease again ravaged the Roman empire, A.D. 167. In Britain a plague raged so formidably, and swept away such multitudes, that the living were scarcely sufficient to bury the dead, ...
Thomas Tegg, 1854
9
Hand-book of chronology and history: The world's progress, a ...
Of Catania and its 18,000 inhabitants, not a trace remained ; more than 100,000 lives were lost - - 1693 Palermo nearly destroyed, and 6000 persons perished - • 1726 Again in China; and 100,000 people swallowed up at Pekin • 1731 One in ...
George Palmer Putnam, 1852
10
Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the Book of the ...
M Wo to thee, Moab, thou art perished, O people of Chemosh : he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters into captivity, unto Sihon the king of the Amorites. 30 And their lamp is perished from Heshbon, even unto Dibon ; and we  ...
Henry Ainsworth, 1843

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERISHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perished is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pets thought to be dead found alive after Chester County fire
In a remarkable turn of events, pets thought to have perished after a fire ripped through a home in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
2
Madsen sets up Derbyshire for opening win
Peter Trego perished without scoring, Tom Cooper struck one or two lusty blows before skying a catch to wicketkeeper Poynton and in Greg ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
3
Three pets die in North Austin duplex fire
Firefighters were able to rescue several animals located in the building, however two cats and a lizard perished from the fire. Damages are ... «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
4
Firefighters Find Dogs Alive a Day After House Fire
... While the family inside the house escaped unharmed their pets were nowhere to be found leading to fears that they perished in the blaze. «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
5
Bobbi Kristina is dead
The daughter of singers Bobby Brown, 46, and late music legend Whitney Houston was in a coma for nearly six months before she perished. «Music News, Jul 15»
6
New Orleans Tap Water Found Contaminated With Brain Eating …
All but three of the cases perished from the illness, along with one Mexican patient. Fortunately, the highly-hazardous amoeba cannot infect ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
7
Fade to Black: Chief Keef's Hologram Performance Cut by Cops
The show had originally been slated as a "Stop the Killing" benefit concert for two people who perished earlier this month in Chicago due to ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
8
Competitive advantage: 'Sustainability' the way forward for companies
Well over 1,200 people perished in the month of June alone in Pakistan from its most recent heat wave. Of these poor souls, the overwhelming ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Grantham flood inquiry delayed
Mr McGuire told the commission he was swept out the window while his family perished inside. Lockyer Valley service station owner Martin ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
10
Civil Disobedience against Operation Streamline
... finding the bodies and bones of three other people who had perished in that terrible heat before finding her animal-scattered remains, which ... «NACLA, Jul 15»

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