English Dictionary

perish

/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/

verb

(intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. / (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose / (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

The flowers will perish if they are not watered regularly.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.

I consider time as a treasure decreasing every night; and that which every day diminishes soon perishes for ever.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose

The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

意味（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish.

that closeness did impair and a little perish his understanding