All 5 Uses of
perish
in
The Prince and The Pauper
- He roused his family, and hoarsely commanded, "Up with ye all and fly—or bide where ye are and perish!"†
Chpt 10 *perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
- When the stranger runs to me, set you up a wail, and fall upon your knees, seeming to weep; then cry out as all the devils of misery were in your belly, and say, 'Oh, sir, it is my poor afflicted brother, and we be friendless; o' God's name cast through your merciful eyes one pitiful look upon a sick, forsaken, and most miserable wretch; bestow one little penny out of thy riches upon one smitten of God and ready to perish!'†
Chpt 18
- The goodwife touched, with a perishing hope, and rather as a matter of form, upon the subject of cooking.†
Chpt 19perishing = dying or being destroyed; or extremely cold
- Seed of the Church's spoiler, close thy perishing eyes, an' thou fearest to look upon—" The rest was lost in inarticulate mutterings.†
Chpt 21
- "Ah, brave good heart," he said to himself, "this loyal deed shall never perish out of my memory.†
Chpt 28perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
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.