Meaning & Definition of Perish in English
English⟶
Perish
/pɛrɪʃ/
verb
1. 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"
synonym:
- die,
- decease,
- perish,
- go,
- exit,
- pass away,
- expire,
- pass,
- kick the bucket,
- cash in one's chips,
- buy the farm,
- conk,
- give-up the ghost,
- drop dead,
- pop off,
- choke,
- croak,
- snuff it
Examples of using
You will go, you will return, never in war will you perish.
You will go, you will never return, in war you will perish.
All those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.