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to perish
01
to lose one's life, often terribly or suddenly
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
perish
3rd person singular
perishes
Present participle
perishing
Past simple
perished
Past participle
perished
Examples
During natural disasters, people may tragically perish due to the force of the elements.
Lexical Tree
perishable
perish
