Vocabulary
Perish
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
die, especially in a violent or sudden way.
Urdu meaning
ہلاک، تباہ ہونا، فنا ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It is not only democracies that die in darkness, it is entire civilisations that perish.
- Should they perish quietly?
- Many innocents perish, as Islamabad issues recriminations against the `friendly government` in Kabul.
- WHILE Pakistan has watched many perish in the cauldron of sacrilege, the state has done little to turn down the flames of hatred.
- The moment is clearly marked `reform or perish`.
Synonyms
die, lose one’s life, be killed, fall, expire, meet one’s death, be lost, lay down one’s life
Antonyms
be born, be immortal, begin
Curator example
“a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease”
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