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Detailed Synonyms for perish in English

perish:

to perish verbe (perishes, perished, perishing)

  1. to perish
    to fall; to die; to pass away; to perish; to succumb; depart this earth; to be killed; depart this life; be killed in action
  2. to perish
    to perish; to become defective; to die
    • perish verbe (perishes, perished, perishing)
    • become defective verbe (becomes defective, becoming defective)
    • die verbe (dies, died, dying)
  3. to perish
    to deteriorate; to perish; to degenerate; to rot; to decay; to be wrecked; to fall into decline; to be lost; to meet an accident; to crash
    • deteriorate verbe (deteriorates, deteriorated, deteriorating)
    • perish verbe (perishes, perished, perishing)
    • degenerate verbe (degenerates, degenerated, degenerating)
    • rot verbe (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • decay verbe (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • be wrecked verbe (is wrecked, being wrecked)
    • fall into decline verbe (falls into decline, fell into decline, falling into decline)
    • be lost verbe (is lost, being lost)
    • meet an accident verbe (meets an accident, met an accident, meeting an accident)
    • crash verbe (crashes, crashed, crashing)
  4. to perish
    to perish; go to wrack and ruin; to fall; to go to pieces; to be killed; to go to the dogs
  5. to perish
    to crash; to meet an accident; to meet with disaster; to perish; to be wrecked; to fail; to be lost
    • crash verbe (crashes, crashed, crashing)
    • meet an accident verbe (meets an accident, met an accident, meeting an accident)
    • meet with disaster verbe (meets with disaster, met with disaster, meeting with disaster)
    • perish verbe (perishes, perished, perishing)
    • be wrecked verbe (is wrecked, being wrecked)
    • fail verbe (fails, failed, failing)
    • be lost verbe (is lost, being lost)
  6. to perish
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    to sink; go under
    – go under, 1
    • sink verbe (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
    • go under verbe (goes under, went under, going under)
    to perish
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    • perish verbe (perishes, perished, perishing)
      • The children perished in the fire1
    to suffer; to set
    • suffer verbe (suffers, suffered, suffering)
    • set verbe (sets, set, setting)
    succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    • succumb verbe (succumbs, succumbed, succumbing)
    submerge
    – sink below the surface; go under or as if under water 1
    • submerge verbe (submerges, submerged, submerging)
  7. to perish
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    to go; to pass; to die; to expire; to perish; to decease; exit; to pass away; kick the bucket; cash in one's chips; conk; buy the farm
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    • go verbe (goes, went, going)
      • The patient went peacefully1
    • pass verbe (passes, passed, passing)
    • die verbe (dies, died, dying)
      • She died from cancer1
    • expire verbe (expires, expired, expiring)
    • perish verbe (perishes, perished, perishing)
      • The children perished in the fire1
    • decease verbe (deceases, deceased, deceasing)
    • exit verbe
    • pass away verbe (passes away, passed away, passing away)
    • conk verbe
    • buy the farm verbe

Conjugations for perish:

present
  1. perish
  2. perish
  3. perishes
  4. perish
  5. perish
  6. perish
simple past
  1. perished
  2. perished
  3. perished
  4. perished
  5. perished
  6. perished
present perfect
  1. have perished
  2. have perished
  3. has perished
  4. have perished
  5. have perished
  6. have perished
past continuous
  1. was perishing
  2. were perishing
  3. was perishing
  4. were perishing
  5. were perishing
  6. were perishing
future
  1. shall perish
  2. will perish
  3. will perish
  4. shall perish
  5. will perish
  6. will perish
continuous present
  1. am perishing
  2. are perishing
  3. is perishing
  4. are perishing
  5. are perishing
  6. are perishing
subjunctive
  1. be perished
  2. be perished
  3. be perished
  4. be perished
  5. be perished
  6. be perished
diverse
  1. perish!
  2. let's perish!
  3. perished
  4. perishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "perish":

  1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life1
    • The children perished in the fire1