All 7 Uses of
perish
in
Anthem
- They perish from hunger and from the claws of the wild beasts...
Part 2 *perish = die
- The trees have swallowed the ruins, and the bones under the ruins, and all the things which perished.†
Part 2
- Thus did all thought, all science, all wisdom perish on earth.†
Part 12
- And they, these few, fought a hopeless battle, and they perished with their banners smeared by their own blood.†
Part 12
- And they chose to perish, for they knew.†
Part 12
- For that which they died to save can never perish.†
Part 12
- The word which will not die, should we all perish in battle.†
Part 12
Definition:
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(perish) to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to existeditor's notes: You may encounter an informal expression, "Perish the thought." It means that the speaker hopes the thought will cease to exist and the thing it represents will never happen.