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How to pronounce “perish”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of perish with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- A Selfish Plan to Change the World
know what the world wants from us, in some ways we perish.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
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How to pronounce perish
A Selfish Plan to Change the World

know what the world wants from us, in some ways we perish.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “perish”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
- (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
- (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish.
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