perish
part of speech
verb (perish, perishes, perished, perishing)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To die, especially in an accident, disaster or war. tree →
2) To rot, go bad or be destroyed, like food or rubber getting old. tree →
3) «Perish the thought» means "I hope that never happens". tree →
4) (UK informal) «Perished» or «perishing» means very cold: "I'm perished!" tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to die or be destroyed, often as punishment or disaster for a people. It can also mean to be lost or to vanish, as when counsel perishes from the wise, and Job asks about the innocent perishing. Interpretation: The Torah's warnings of perishing are tied to the covenant. Tradition teaches that return to God (teshuvah) can avert such a fate. Job's question about the innocent perishing is read as part of the long Jewish discussion of why good people suffer. In the primary lessons: In stories and history: «Many sailors perished in the storm». In science and everyday life, perishable foods like milk and fish go bad quickly and must be kept cold — a safety point. In UK chat «it's perishing out there» means freezing. Phrases: «perish in», «perish the thought», «perishing cold», «perishable goods».
examples
- And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. (Torah LEV.26.38, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. (Torah NUM.17.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?' (Torah NUM.17.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is counsel perished from the prudent? (Prophets JER.49.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Why did I not perish at birth? (Writings JOB.3.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? (Writings JOB.4.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Many animals perished in the bushfire. tree →
- The rubber band had perished and snapped. tree →
- Fresh fruit perishes quickly in the heat. tree →
- "Me, late for school? Perish the thought!" tree →
- It's perishing cold outside, put your coat on. tree →
- Come in, you must be perished! tree →
- Thousands of trees perished in the drought. tree →
- Keep perishable food in the fridge. tree →
note
Regular verb: perished. «Perish» about people is formal and serious; in daily talk say «die». Adjective: perishable (goes off fast); non-perishable (tins, dry pasta). In maths, «perished» items are taken away from the total.
In the corpora
- And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
- How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
- For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
- Wherefore is the land perished and laid waste like a wilderness, so that none passeth through?
- They are vanity, a work of delusion; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «perish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.