All 3 Uses of
perish
in
Medea by Euripides
- For the ring hath closed, and the portion of death is there; And she flieth not, but perisheth unaware.†
- Again, again, Up on his knee he writhed; but that dead breast Clung still to his : till, wild, like one possessed, He dragged himself half free; and, lo, the live Flesh parted; and he laid him down to strive No more with death, but perish; for the deep Had risen above his soul.†
- Sons, did ye perish for your father's shame ?†
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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.