All 3 Uses
perish
in
The Island of Dr. Moreau
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- It has hitherto been supposed that the four men who were in the dingey perished, but this is incorrect.†
Chpt 1 *perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
- I stood out against it with all my might, was rather for scuttling the boat and perishing together among the sharks that followed us; but when Helmar said that if his proposal was accepted we should have drink, the sailor came round to him.†
Chpt 1perishing = dying or being destroyed; or extremely cold
- But I can see through it all, see into their very souls, and see there nothing but the souls of beasts, beasts that perish, anger and the lusts to live and gratify themselves.†
Chpt 14perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
Definitions:
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(1)
(perish) to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to existYou 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)