"perish" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpɛrɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-perish.ogg [US] Forms: perish [canonical], perishes [third-person, singular], perished [past], perished [past, participle], perishing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|perish|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To perish means to die (stop living).
    Sense id: simple-perish-en-verb-ZKcnDgBt Categories (other): Verbs
  2. To perish means to stop existing.
    Sense id: simple-perish-en-verb-zRvnRWv8 Categories (other): Verbs
  3. When something perishes, it decays and breaks apart.
    Sense id: simple-perish-en-verb-04cRofeu Categories (other): Verbs
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