(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
Used in a Sentence
perished
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for perished.
Editorial note
If humanity perished, how did it ever reach the point of manipulating space/time to construct the wormhole, summon Cooper, etc.?
Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of perished gathered in one view.
(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
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for perished.
verb
(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
verb
(intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
verb
(intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
Example sentences
If humanity perished, how did it ever reach the point of manipulating space/time to construct the wormhole, summon Cooper, etc.?
If the Americas weren't there, he'd be at best a footnote in history, a crazy explorer who'd perished with his crews.
No body owed them anything, survival least of all, and as a result they perished.
Condolences to the friends and family of anyone who may have perished in this event.
The earth's ecosystems are perfectly efficient in reusing every atom of a perished being.
Meanwhile, many have perished chasing truths we can only imagine may be ever even slightly distinguishable from within this universe.
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
I pretty much have every message I've ever sent, minus a few here and there that perished due to hardware failure.
The ~4K number is of course those who dies immediately after the leak, many have perished due to long term effects and still continue to do so.
Many species have perished while humanity established itself.
I have just finished writing a book in which I take a random day and interview the families and friends of those who perished.
From data that we do have, Ello doesn't seem to be any close to TheFacebook than to any of those thousands of perished start-ups.
Quote examples
And those are the companies that survived; many companies "selling pickaxes" perished through either bankruptcy or (more frequently) fire sale acquisition.
>" The earth's ecosystems are perfectly efficient in reusing every atom of a perished being.
If not for the convenient location of "the new world", he and his crews would have perished since he had the distance to the Far East off by a factor of 4.
Instead of starting with "we are missing these two critical features that the rest of the world has expected as standard since the dinosaurs perished", it might be interesting to ask "what sort of emacs language features would make it the best in the world!" It is far easier to get a minimum product out when the eventual goal is the stars.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use perished in a sentence?
If humanity perished, how did it ever reach the point of manipulating space/time to construct the wormhole, summon Cooper, etc.?
What does perished mean?
(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
What part of speech is perished?
perished is commonly used as verb.