The meaning of Perished

Perished – definition

verb
Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.
Usage examples:
A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease
Synonims:
Die Lose one's life Be killed Fall Expire Meet one's death Be lost Lay down one's life Breathe one's last Draw one's last breath Pass away Go the way of all flesh Give up the ghost Go to glor
verb
(of rubber, food, etc.) lose its normal qualities; rot or decay.
Usage examples:
An abandoned tyre whose rubber had perished
Synonims:
Go bad Go off Spoil Rot Go mouldy Moulder Putrefy Decay Decompose Deteriorate Disintegrate Fall apart Crumble
verb
Be suffering from extreme cold.
Usage examples:
I was perished with cold before the end of the day

adjective
Extremely cold
Usage examples:
Her hands were perished., i'm perished with cold.

Perished translation into English

Perished: translate from English into Chinese

灭亡, 沦, 亡, 消灭, 毁灭, 殒, 消亡, 腐烂, 殒命, 殒灭, 陨灭, 气绝, 陨

Perished: translate from English into Dutch

Omgekomen, Uitgeput, Op

Perished: translate from English into French

A péri, Périr, Mourir, Se détériorer, Abîmer, Se gâter, Être détruit, Se pourrir, Être perdu, S'abîmer

Perished: translate from English into German

Umgekommen, Verdorben, Porös, Durchfroren

Perished: translate from English into Hindi

मारे गए, नष्ट हो जाना, मरना, तबाह होना, नाश होना, लय होना, समाप्त होना

Perished: translate from English into Italian

Perì, Perire, Morire, Deperire, Deteriorarsi

Perished: translate from English into Korean

죽었다, 몹시 괴롭히다, 멸망하다, ...의 기능을 잃게 하다

Perished: translate from English into Russian

Погиб, Погибший

Perished: translate from English into Spanish

Pereció, Perecer, Fallecer, Deteriorarse, Deteriorar, Echarse a perder, Estropear

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French periss-, lengthened stem of perir, from Latin perire ‘pass away’, from per- ‘through, completely’ + ire ‘go’.

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Perished – similar words

perishable

adjective
(especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly.
Usage examples:
The storage of perishable foods

noun
Things, especially foodstuffs, likely to decay or go bad quickly.
Usage examples:
The shipment was delivered eventually though some of the perishables had gone off

adjective
Food that is perishable has to be used quickly or it will decay so that you cannot eat it
Usage examples:
He owns one of the largest distributors of perishable foods.

All meanings and translations of Perishable

perish

verb
Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.
Usage examples:
A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

verb
To die, esp. as a result of an accident, violence, or war
Usage examples:
Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would perish from hunger and neglect.

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Perished synonims

crumble

verb
Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.
Usage examples:
The plaster started to crumble

noun
A mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit.
Usage examples:
Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb

verb
To break into small pieces
Usage examples:
[ i ] that old wall is starting to crumble.

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decay

verb
(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
Usage examples:
The body had begun to decay

noun
The state or process of rotting or decomposition.
Usage examples:
Hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood

noun
Damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse
Usage examples:
The dentist says i have a lot of tooth decay., there’s still too much crime, poverty, and decay in …

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decompose

verb
(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.
Usage examples:
The body had begun to decompose

verb
To destroy something by breaking it into smaller parts
Usage examples:
[ i ] certain kinds of plastic decompose quickly.

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deteriorate

verb
Become progressively worse.
Usage examples:
Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

verb
To become worse
Usage examples:
She went into the hospital when her condition began to deteriorate., a deterioration in relations b…

verb
To become worse
Usage examples:
If the economy continues to deteriorate, it will affect the firm's future performance., sales will …

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die

verb
(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.
Usage examples:
He died of tuberculosis

noun
Singular form of dice.

verb
To stop living
Usage examples:
He died of a heart attack., she died in her sleep at the age of 94., fig. the engine just died (= s…

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disintegrate

verb
Break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.
Usage examples:
Our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet

verb
To become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces
Usage examples:
The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the earth’s atmosphere.

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expire

verb
(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.
Usage examples:
His driving licence expired

verb
(of something that lasts for a fixed length of time) to end or stop being in use
Usage examples:
My passport will expire next year.

verb
To come to an end after a fixed length of time
Usage examples:
A contract/lease/licence expires, this offer expires on 31 march 2012., set/scheduled/due to expire…

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fall

verb
Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.
Usage examples:
Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun
An act of falling or collapsing.
Usage examples:
His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb
Descend freely under the influence of gravity

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moulder

verb
Slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect.
Usage examples:
The books, if any are ever printed, will moulder in the warehouse

noun
A person or thing that moulds something.
Usage examples:
A moulder of public opinion

verb
To decay slowly
Usage examples:
I found these apples mouldering in the cupboard., there's an old bike that's been mouldering away i…

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pass away

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

phrasal verb
Die.
Usage examples:
She passed away in her sleep

verb
To go past or move beyond something or someone
Usage examples:
[ t ] a car passed us doing 70 miles per hour., [ i ] i was just passing by and stopped to say hell…

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putrefy

verb
(of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.
Usage examples:
The body was beginning to putrefy

verb
To decay, producing a strong, unpleasant smell

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rot

verb
(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.
Usage examples:
The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away

noun
The process of decaying.
Usage examples:
The leaves were turning black with rot

verb
To decay, or to cause something to decay or weaken
Usage examples:
[ i ] the fallen apples rotted on the ground., [ t ] dampness rotted the old wood., rot weakened th…

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spoil

verb
Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.
Usage examples:
I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

noun
Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.
Usage examples:
The looters carried their spoils away

verb
To destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged
Usage examples:
[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…

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