"perish" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-perish.ogg [US] Forms: perishes [present, singular, third-person], perishing [participle, present], perished [participle, past], perished [past]
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪʃ Etymology: From Middle English perishen, borrowed from Old French perir (via the stem periss- used in various conjugations), from Latin perīre (“pass away, perish”), from per (“through”) + īre (“pass, go”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|perishen}} Middle English perishen, {{der|en|fro|perir}} Old French perir, {{der|en|la|pereo|perīre|t=pass away, perish}} Latin perīre (“pass away, perish”), {{m|la|per|t=through}} per (“through”), {{m|la|eō|īre|t=pass, go}} īre (“pass, go”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} perish (third-person singular simple present perishes, present participle perishing, simple past and past participle perished)
  1. (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. Tags: intransitive Translations (to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing): φθείρομαι (phtheíromai) (Ancient Greek), cher (Aromanian), perir (Catalan), vergaan (Dutch), bederven (Dutch), perei (Esperanto), näivettyä (Finnish), kadota (Finnish), périr (French), perî (Friulian), perecer (Galician), დაღუპვა (daɣuṗva) (Georgian), verderben (German), schlecht werden [food, lifestyle] (German), binasa (Indonesian), musnah (Indonesian), perire (Italian), 죽다 (jukda) (Korean), 비명횡사하다 (bimyeonghoengsahada) (Korean), gaist (Latgalian), pereō (Latin), perbitō (Latin), abolesco (Latin), zust (Latvian), žūti (Lithuanian), musnah (Malay), tipoko (Maori), ara·chrin (Old Irish), āgangan (Old Saxon), perecer (Portuguese), wañuy (Quechua), pieri (Romanian), пропада́ть (propadátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), пропа́сть (propástʹ) [perfective] (Russian), по́ртиться (pórtitʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), испо́ртиться (ispórtitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), नश्यति (naśyati) (Sanskrit), perecer (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-perish-en-verb-l4kXLJfC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 18 7 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 33 8 10 Disambiguation of 'to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing': 90 7 1 2
  2. (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose Tags: intransitive Translations (to decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose): pilaantua (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-perish-en-verb-nsNorahO Disambiguation of 'to decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose': 9 87 1 3
  3. (intransitive) To die; to cease to live. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: decease, pass away, die Translations (to die, to pass away — see also die): φθείρομαι (phtheíromai) (Ancient Greek), həlak olmaq (Azerbaijani), гі́нуць (hínucʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), згі́нуць (zhínucʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), заги́вам (zagívam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), заги́на (zagína) [perfective] (Bulgarian), 死亡 (sǐwáng) (Chinese Mandarin), (sǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (yǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), гꙑбнѫти (gybnǫti) [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Church Slavic), погꙑбнѫти (pogybnǫti) [Cyrillic, perfective] (Church Slavic), hynout [imperfective] (Czech), zahynout [perfective] (Czech), zhynout [perfective] (Czech), omkomme (Danish), omkomen (Dutch), sterven (Dutch), vergaan (Dutch), perei (Esperanto), menehtyä (Finnish), périr (French), perecer (Galician), umkommen (German), ums Leben kommen (German), verenden (english: animals) (German), verderben [archaic] (German), 死ぬ (shinu) (alt: しぬ) (Japanese), 亡びる (horobiru) (alt: ほろびる) (Japanese), 滅びる (horobiru) (alt: ほろびる) (Japanese), 滅亡する (metsubō suru) (alt: めつぼうする) (Japanese), 죽다 (jukda) (Korean), 멸망하다 (myeolmanghada) (Korean), pereō (Latin), aboriscor (Latin), гине (gine) [imperfective] (Macedonian), загине (zagine) [perfective] (Macedonian), үхэх (üxex) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), omkomme (Norwegian Bokmål), гꙑнꙋти (gynuti) [imperfective] (Old East Slavic), гꙑбнꙋти (gybnuti) [imperfective] (Old East Slavic), ara·chrin (Old Irish), omkomen (Plautdietsch), ginąć [imperfective] (Polish), zginąć [perfective] (Polish), ги́бнуть (gíbnutʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), погиба́ть (pogibátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поги́бнуть (pogíbnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), नश्यति (náśyati) (Sanskrit), म्रियते (mriyáte) (Sanskrit), मरति (márati) (Sanskrit), поги́бати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), по̀гинути [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), pogíbati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), pòginuti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), hynúť [imperfective] (Slovak), zahynúť [perfective] (Slovak), zhynúť [literary, perfective] (Slovak), poginjati [imperfective] (Slovene), poginiti [perfective] (Slovene), perecer (Spanish), kuangamia (Swahili), omkomma (Swedish), naut- (Tocharian B), ги́нути (hýnuty) (english: perish) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), зги́нути (zhýnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), заги́нути (zahýnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), погиба́ти (pohybáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), поги́бнути (pohýbnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), поги́нути (pohýnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-perish-en-verb-LrXq8SGF Disambiguation of Death: 26 6 67 0 Disambiguation of 'to die, to pass away — see also die': 14 2 77 6
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-perish-en-verb-gAypxwPc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: perish the thought, publish or perish Related terms: perishable

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          "word": "cher"
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          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
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          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
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          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "kadota"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "périr"
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          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "perî"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "perecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "daɣuṗva",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "დაღუპვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "verderben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "topics": [
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          ],
          "word": "schlecht werden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "phtheíromai",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "φθείρομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "binasa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "musnah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "ara·chrin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "perire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jukda",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "죽다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bimyeonghoengsahada",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "비명횡사하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "gaist"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "pereō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "perbitō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "abolesco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "zust"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "žūti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "musnah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "tipoko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "osx",
          "lang": "Old Saxon",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "āgangan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "perecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "wañuy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "pieri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "propadátʹ",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пропада́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "propástʹ",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пропа́сть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pórtitʹsja",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "по́ртиться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ispórtitʹsja",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "испо́ртиться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "naśyati",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "नश्यति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
          "word": "perecer"
        }
      ]
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          "ref": "2015, Christopher Cumo, Foods that Changed History",
          "text": "The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      ],
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        "To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose"
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        "(intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 87 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose",
          "word": "pilaantua"
        }
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    },
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            "Fundamental"
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      "glosses": [
        "To die; to cease to live."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To die; to cease to live."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "decease"
        },
        {
          "word": "pass away"
        },
        {
          "word": "die"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "həlak olmaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hínucʹ",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "гі́нуць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zhínucʹ",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "згі́нуць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zagívam",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "заги́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zagína",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "заги́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sǐwáng",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "死亡"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sǐ",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "死"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "殞"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǔn",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "殒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "hynout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zahynout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zhynout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "omkomme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "omkomen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "sterven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "vergaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "perei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "menehtyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "périr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "perecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "umkommen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "ums Leben kommen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "animals",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "verenden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "verderben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "phtheíromai",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "φθείρομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "ara·chrin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "alt": "しぬ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shinu",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "死ぬ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "alt": "ほろびる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "horobiru",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "亡びる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "alt": "ほろびる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "horobiru",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "滅びる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "alt": "めつぼうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "metsubō suru",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "滅亡する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jukda",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "죽다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "myeolmanghada",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "멸망하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "pereō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "aboriscor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "gine",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "гине"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zagine",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "загине"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "üxex",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "үхэх"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "omkomme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Church Slavic",
          "roman": "gybnǫti",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "гꙑбнѫти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Church Slavic",
          "roman": "pogybnǫti",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "погꙑбнѫти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "orv",
          "lang": "Old East Slavic",
          "roman": "gynuti",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "гꙑнꙋти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "orv",
          "lang": "Old East Slavic",
          "roman": "gybnuti",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "гꙑбнꙋти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "omkomen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ginąć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zginąć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gíbnutʹ",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ги́бнуть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pogibátʹ",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "погиба́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pogíbnutʹ",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поги́бнуть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "náśyati",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "नश्यति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "mriyáte",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "म्रियते"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "márati",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "मरति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поги́бати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "по̀гинути"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "pogíbati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "pòginuti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "hynúť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zahynúť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "literary",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zhynúť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "poginjati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "poginiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "perecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "kuangamia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "omkomma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "word": "naut-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "english": "perish",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "hýnuty",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ги́нути"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zhýnuty",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "зги́нути"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zahýnuty",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "заги́нути"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pohybáty",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "погиба́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pohýbnuty",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поги́бнути"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 2 77 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pohýnuty",
          "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поги́нути"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "ref": "1898, William Pett Ridge, By Order of the Magistrate, page 209",
          "text": "\"Leggo my shou'der, I tell you! Leggo!\" He struggled with her, and the customers came forward. \"Chrise! I'll perish you, if you ain't careful!\" He turned suddenly,...",
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        }
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        "To cause to perish."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish."
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        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛɹɪʃ"
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      "word": "perish the thought"
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          "ref": "2015, Christopher Cumo, Foods that Changed History",
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        "To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose"
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        "intransitive"
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        "To die; to cease to live."
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        "(intransitive) To die; to cease to live."
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        {
          "word": "decease"
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        {
          "word": "pass away"
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        {
          "word": "die"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1898, William Pett Ridge, By Order of the Magistrate, page 209",
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        }
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        "To cause to perish."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/"
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    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "cher"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perir"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "vergaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "bederven"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perei"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "näivettyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "kadota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "périr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perî"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daɣuṗva",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "დაღუპვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "verderben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "topics": [
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "schlecht werden"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phtheíromai",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "φθείρομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "binasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "musnah"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "ara·chrin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jukda",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "죽다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bimyeonghoengsahada",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "비명횡사하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "gaist"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "pereō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perbitō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "abolesco"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "zust"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "žūti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "musnah"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "tipoko"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "āgangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "wañuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "pieri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "propadátʹ",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пропада́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "propástʹ",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пропа́сть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pórtitʹsja",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "по́ртиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispórtitʹsja",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "испо́ртиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "naśyati",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "नश्यति"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing",
      "word": "perecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose",
      "word": "pilaantua"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "həlak olmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hínucʹ",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гі́нуць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zhínucʹ",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "згі́нуць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zagívam",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "заги́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zagína",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заги́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sǐwáng",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "死亡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sǐ",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "死"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "殞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǔn",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "殒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "hynout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zahynout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zhynout"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "omkomme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "omkomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "sterven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "vergaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "perei"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "menehtyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "périr"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "perecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "umkommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "ums Leben kommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "animals",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "verenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "verderben"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phtheíromai",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "φθείρομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "ara·chrin"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しぬ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinu",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "死ぬ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほろびる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "horobiru",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "亡びる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほろびる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "horobiru",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "滅びる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めつぼうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "metsubō suru",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "滅亡する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jukda",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "죽다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "myeolmanghada",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "멸망하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "pereō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "aboriscor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gine",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гине"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zagine",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "загине"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "üxex",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "үхэх"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "omkomme"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "gybnǫti",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гꙑбнѫти"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "pogybnǫti",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "погꙑбнѫти"
    },
    {
      "code": "orv",
      "lang": "Old East Slavic",
      "roman": "gynuti",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гꙑнꙋти"
    },
    {
      "code": "orv",
      "lang": "Old East Slavic",
      "roman": "gybnuti",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гꙑбнꙋти"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "omkomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ginąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zginąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gíbnutʹ",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ги́бнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pogibátʹ",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "погиба́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pogíbnutʹ",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поги́бнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "náśyati",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "नश्यति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "mriyáte",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "म्रियते"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "márati",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "मरति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поги́бати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "по̀гинути"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "pogíbati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "pòginuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "hynúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zahynúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zhynúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "poginjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poginiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "perecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "kuangamia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "omkomma"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "word": "naut-"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "perish",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hýnuty",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ги́нути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zhýnuty",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зги́нути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zahýnuty",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заги́нути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pohybáty",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "погиба́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pohýbnuty",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поги́бнути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pohýnuty",
      "sense": "to die, to pass away — see also die",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поги́нути"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perish"
}

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