intransitive verb. 1 : to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist recollection of a past already long since perished— Philip Sherrard guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat— C. B. Davis. 2 chiefly British : deteriorate, spoil. transitive verb.
Does perish mean death?
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake. to pass away or disappear: an age of elegance that has forever perished.
How do you use the word perish?
Perish sentence example
- As matters stand, I must either conquer or perish in a little." ...
- Fayrer has demonstrated that in India alone annually some 20,000 human beings perish from snake-bites. ...
- I must look for the commander in chief here, and if all is lost it is for me to perish with the rest.
