perished
verb
Form of perish , past tense of perish.
Simple meaning
To decay and disappear.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɛɹɪʃt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of perish
To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
past tense of perish
To die; to cease to live.
past tense of perish
To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
Used this way, perished is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated.
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