perish

[US]/ˈperɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈperɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. gawing manhid;
vi. mamatay; masira; mabulok.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularperishes
Present Participleperishing
Past Tenseperished
Past Participleperished
Pluralperishes

Phrases & Collocations

perish the thought

nakakahiya isipin

Example Sentences

it's perishing in the tent.

Nawawalan siya ng sigla sa loob ng tolda.

It's a perishing shame.

Nakakahiya talaga.

be perished with cold

Magiging malamig at nanghihina.

not many perished by the sword.

Hindi marami ang namatay sa pamamagitan ng espada.

The city perished in an earthquake.

Nawasak ang lungsod sa isang lindol.

Flowers perish when frost comes.

Namatay ang mga bulaklak kapag dumating ang hamog.

Let me in. I’m perishing with cold.

Padaanin mo ako. Sobra akong nanghihina sa lamig.

I was often perished with cold before the end of the day.

Madalas akong nanghihina sa lamig bago pa man magtapos ang araw.

he wasn't out to get drunk—perish the thought!.

Hindi niya balak magpakalasing—huwag nating isipin iyon!

I could murder that perishing kid!.

Gusto ko nang suntukin 'yung batang 'yun!

Thousands of people perished in the earthquake.

Libu-libong tao ang namatay sa lindol.

Wait till I catch the little perisher!

Maghintay ka lang hanggang mahuli ko 'yung batang 'yun!

The children are always complaining that they are perishing with hunger. Don’t take seriously.

Palagiang nagrereklamo ang mga bata na sila'y nagugutom. Huwag seryosohin.

a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease.

Maraming bahagi ng kanyang hukbo ang namatay dahil sa gutom at sakit.

if inflation is let rip, the government would almost certainly perish at the polls.

Kung hahayaan ang inflation na lumala, halos tiyak na matatalo ang gobyerno sa mga botohan.

a party so dull we thought we'd perish of boredom;

isang party na napakabagot na akala namin ay mamamatay kami sa pagkabagot;

"Keep off oil, or else it will perish your rubber boots."

"Huwag mong madumihan ng langis, kung hindi'y masisira ang iyong goma.

Hundreds of sheep perished that year because of drought.

Daang-daang tupa ang namatay noong taong iyon dahil sa tagtuyot.

Continuous washing has perished the rubber.

Ang patuloy na paghuhugas ay sumira sa goma.

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