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 2perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
- Thus did all thought, all science, all wisdom perish on earth.†
Part 12perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
- And they, these few, fought a hopeless battle, and they perished with their banners smeared by their own blood.†
Part 12perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
- And they chose to perish, for they knew.†
Part 12perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
- 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:
to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
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.