All 6 Uses of
perish
in
Antigone
- But he is too late: he finds lying side by side Antigone who had hanged herself and Haemon who also has perished by his own hand.†
- Bethink thee, sister, we are left alone; Shall we not perish wretchedest of all, If in defiance of the law we cross A monarch's will?†
- Seven captains at our seven gates Thundered; for each a champion waits, Each left behind his armor bright, Trophy for Zeus who turns the fight; Save two alone, that ill-starred pair One mother to one father bare, Who lance in rest, one 'gainst the other Drave, and both perished, brother slain by brother.†
- Now that his two sons perished in one day, Brother by brother murderously slain, By right of kinship to the Princes dead, I claim and hold the throne and sovereignty.†
- CREON The patriot perished by the outlaw's brand.
*perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
- See how the trees beside a stream in flood Save, if they yield to force, each spray unharmed, But by resisting perish root and branch.†
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.