All 4 Uses of
perish
in
The Mark of Athena
- Anyone who helps Rome must perish.†
p. 220..4 *
- If he has gone over to the Romans, let him perish.†
p. 220..6
- He wanted to believe the image was a lie, but he had a bad feeling it was real, and it was happening right now The others, Gaea said, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and my dear friend Percy Jackson—they will perish within minutes.†
p. 470..9
- Until then, I will allow you to watch your friends perish.†
p. 471..3
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.