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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- perish ['pεrɪʃ]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way
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2.
vi.
to rot
- leather perishes if exposed to bad weather
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French périr, from Latin per
i re to pass away entirely, fromper- (away) +i re to go
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way
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