Perch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɜːtʃ/.

Examples

The birds perched high in the tree
Misfortune lighted upon him
She perched her hat on her head

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alight pole roost light rod rest

Parts of Speech

noun	support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
noun	a linear measure of 16.5 feet
noun	a square rod of land
noun	an elevated place serving as a seat
noun	any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
noun	spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
noun	any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
verb	sit, as on a branch “The birds perched high in the tree”
verb	to come to rest, settle “Misfortune lighted upon him”
verb	cause to perch or sit “She perched her hat on her head”

Word Forms

perch	verb	sit, as on a branch
perch	noun	support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
percher	noun	a person situated on a perch
roost	noun	a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
rest	noun	a support on which things can be put

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Barsch

Stütze bestehend aus einem Ast oder Stab, der als Ruheplatz dient (insbesondere für einen Vogel)

🇫🇷French

perche

support constitué d'une branche ou d'une tige qui sert de lieu de repos (notamment pour un oiseau)

🇪🇸Spanish

perca

soporte formado por una rama o varilla que sirve como lugar de descanso (especialmente para un pájaro)

🇮🇹Italian

pertica

supporto costituito da un ramo o un'asta che funge da luogo di riposo (soprattutto per un uccello)

🇳🇱Dutch

baars

steun bestaande uit een tak of staaf die als rustplaats dient (vooral voor een vogel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

poleiro

suporte constituído por um galho ou haste que serve de local de descanso (principalmente para um pássaro)

🇷🇺Russian

окунь

опора, состоящая из ветки или стержня, служащая местом отдыха (особенно для птицы)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बसेरा

एक शाखा या छड़ी से बना सहारा जो विश्राम स्थल के रूप में कार्य करता है (विशेषकर पक्षी के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

পার্চ

একটি শাখা বা রড সমন্বিত সমর্থন যা একটি বিশ্রামের স্থান হিসাবে কাজ করে (বিশেষত একটি পাখির জন্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

பெர்ச்

ஓய்வு இடமாக (குறிப்பாக ஒரு பறவைக்கு) கிளை அல்லது கம்பியைக் கொண்ட ஆதரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

కొమ్మ

విశ్రాంతి స్థలంగా పనిచేసే శాఖ లేదా రాడ్‌తో కూడిన మద్దతు (ముఖ్యంగా పక్షికి)

🇮🇳Marathi

गोड्या पाण्यातील एक मासा

विश्रांतीची जागा म्हणून काम करणारी शाखा किंवा रॉडचा आधार (विशेषत: पक्ष्यासाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેર્ચ

શાખા અથવા સળિયાનો સમાવેશ થતો આધાર જે આરામ સ્થળ તરીકે સેવા આપે છે (ખાસ કરીને પક્ષી માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರ್ಚ್

ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ ಸ್ಥಳವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಶಾಖೆ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಬೆಂಬಲ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടനാഴി

വിശ്രമ സ്ഥലമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ശാഖയോ വടിയോ അടങ്ങിയ പിന്തുണ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു പക്ഷിക്ക്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਚ

ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਖਾ ਜਾਂ ਡੰਡੇ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਆਰਾਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਪੰਛੀ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پرچ

ایک شاخ یا چھڑی پر مشتمل سہارا جو آرام کرنے کی جگہ کے طور پر کام کرتا ہے (خاص طور پر پرندے کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

栖息

由树枝或杆组成的支撑物，用作休息的地方（特别是对于鸟来说）

🇯🇵Japanese

止まり木

(特に鳥にとって)休憩場所として機能する枝または棒で構成される支柱

🇰🇷Korean

퍼치

쉴 곳 역할을 하는 가지나 막대로 구성된 지지대(특히 새의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cá rô

hỗ trợ bao gồm một nhánh hoặc que dùng làm nơi nghỉ ngơi (đặc biệt là đối với chim)

🇹🇭Thai

คอน

ส่วนรองรับประกอบด้วยกิ่งไม้หรือไม้เท้าที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นที่พัก (โดยเฉพาะสำหรับนก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

hinggap

penyangga berupa dahan atau batang yang berfungsi sebagai tempat peristirahatan (khusus burung)

🇵🇭Filipino

dumapo

suporta na binubuo ng isang sanga o baras na nagsisilbing pahingahan (lalo na para sa isang ibon)

🇲🇾Malay

hinggap

sokongan yang terdiri daripada dahan atau batang yang berfungsi sebagai tempat berehat (terutama untuk burung)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جثم

دعامة تتكون من فرع أو قضيب يعمل كمكان لاستراحة (خاصة للطائر)

🇮🇷Persian

سوف

تکیه گاه متشکل از شاخه یا میله ای که به عنوان محل استراحت (به ویژه برای پرنده) عمل می کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

levrek

dinlenme yeri görevi gören bir dal veya çubuktan oluşan destek (özellikle bir kuş için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹקוּנוֹס

תמיכה המורכבת מענף או מוט המשמשים כמקום מנוחה (במיוחד לציפור)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'perch'?

The primary meaning of 'perch' is 'support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)'.

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Using 'perch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'perch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'perch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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