Perish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛɹɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛɹɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛɹɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɛɹɪʃ/.

Examples

She died from cancer
The children perished in the fire
The patient went peacefully

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decease pass croak die kick the bucket buy the farm give-up the ghost snuff it cash in one's chips drop dead pass away conk pop off exit choke expire go

Antonyms

be born

Parts of Speech

verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life “She died from cancer”

Word Forms

death	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
Death	noun	the personification of death
decedent	noun	someone who is no longer alive
decease	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
going	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
exit	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
expiration	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
passing	noun	euphemistic expressions for death

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verenden

Sie verlassen das physische Leben und verlieren alle zum Erhalt des Lebens notwendigen körperlichen Eigenschaften und Funktionen

🇫🇷French

périr

quitter la vie physique et perdre tous les attributs et fonctions corporelles nécessaires au maintien de la vie

🇪🇸Spanish

perecer

Pasar de la vida física y perder todos los atributos y funciones corporales necesarios para sostener la vida.

🇮🇹Italian

perire

passano dalla vita fisica e perdono tutti gli attributi e le funzioni corporee necessarie per sostenere la vita

🇳🇱Dutch

omkomen

verdwijnen uit het fysieke leven en verliezen alle lichamelijke eigenschappen en functies die nodig zijn om het leven in stand te houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

perecer

passar da vida física e perder todos os atributos e funções corporais necessários para sustentar a vida

🇷🇺Russian

погибнуть

уйти из физической жизни и потерять все телесные атрибуты и функции, необходимые для поддержания жизни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकदम भूल जाइए

भौतिक जीवन से चले जाते हैं और जीवन को बनाए रखने के लिए आवश्यक सभी शारीरिक विशेषताओं और कार्यों को खो देते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস

দৈহিক জীবন থেকে চলে যান এবং জীবন টিকিয়ে রাখার জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় সমস্ত শারীরিক গুণাবলী এবং কার্যাবলী হারান

🇮🇳Tamil

அழியும்

உடல் வாழ்க்கையிலிருந்து கடந்து, வாழ்க்கையைத் தக்கவைக்கத் தேவையான அனைத்து உடல் பண்புகளையும் செயல்பாடுகளையும் இழக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నశించు

భౌతిక జీవితం నుండి నిష్క్రమించండి మరియు జీవితాన్ని నిలబెట్టడానికి అవసరమైన అన్ని శారీరక లక్షణాలను మరియు విధులను కోల్పోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

नष्ट होणे

भौतिक जीवनातून बाहेर पडणे आणि जीवन टिकवून ठेवण्यासाठी आवश्यक असलेले सर्व शारीरिक गुणधर्म आणि कार्ये गमावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાશ

ભૌતિક જીવનમાંથી પસાર થાઓ અને જીવન ટકાવી રાખવા માટે જરૂરી તમામ શારીરિક લક્ષણો અને કાર્યો ગુમાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

ಭೌತಿಕ ಜೀವನದಿಂದ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದೈಹಿಕ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നശിക്കുന്നു

ശാരീരിക ജീവിതത്തിൽ നിന്ന് കടന്നുപോകുകയും ജീവൻ നിലനിർത്താൻ ആവശ്യമായ എല്ലാ ശാരീരിക ഗുണങ്ങളും പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളും നഷ്ടപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਸ਼

ਭੌਤਿਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਸ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸਾਰੇ ਸਰੀਰਿਕ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਰਜਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਆ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلاک

جسمانی زندگی سے نکل جانا اور زندگی کو برقرار رکھنے کے لیے ضروری تمام جسمانی صفات اور افعال کو کھو دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沦

脱离肉体生命并失去维持生命所需的所有身体属性和功能

🇯🇵Japanese

滅びる

肉体的な生命を失い、生命を維持するために必要な身体的属性と機能をすべて失う。

🇰🇷Korean

몹시 괴롭히다

육체적 생명에서 사라지고 생명을 유지하는 데 필요한 모든 신체적 특성과 기능을 잃습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

diệt vong

rời khỏi cuộc sống vật chất và mất đi tất cả các thuộc tính và chức năng cơ thể cần thiết để duy trì sự sống

🇹🇭Thai

พินาศ

ออกไปจากชีวิตฝ่ายเนื้อหนังและสูญเสียคุณลักษณะทางร่างกายและการทำงานทั้งหมดที่จำเป็นต่อการดำรงชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

tewas

berpindah dari kehidupan fisik dan kehilangan semua atribut dan fungsi tubuh yang diperlukan untuk menopang kehidupan

🇵🇭Filipino

mapahamak

pumasa mula sa pisikal na buhay at mawala ang lahat ng katangian ng katawan at mga tungkulin na kinakailangan upang mapanatili ang buhay

🇲🇾Malay

binasa

meninggalkan kehidupan fizikal dan kehilangan semua sifat dan fungsi tubuh yang diperlukan untuk mengekalkan kehidupan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يهلك

يخرج من الحياة الجسدية ويفقد كل الصفات والوظائف الجسدية الضرورية لاستمرار الحياة

🇮🇷Persian

از بین رفتن

از زندگی فیزیکی خارج می شود و تمام ویژگی ها و عملکردهای بدنی لازم برای حفظ زندگی را از دست می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

yok olmak

Fiziksel yaşamdan geçer ve yaşamı sürdürmek için gerekli olan tüm bedensel özellik ve işlevleri kaybeder.

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָמוּת

עוברים מהחיים הפיזיים ומאבדים את כל התכונות והתפקודים הגופניים הדרושים לקיום חיים

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

The primary meaning of 'perish' is 'pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life'.

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

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

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

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