CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A LETTER TO GOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the meaning of “perish”?
A
bloom
B
rise
C
die
D
glow
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.

Detailed explanation-2: -: to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist. recollection of a past already long since perished Philip Sherrard. guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat C. B. Davis. chiefly British : deteriorate, spoil.

Detailed explanation-3: -to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake. to pass away or disappear: an age of elegance that has forever perished. to suffer destruction or ruin: His valuable paintings perished in the fire. to suffer spiritual death: Save us, lest we perish.

Detailed explanation-4: -2. wither, shrivel, rot, molder, vanish.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Perish’ is a more formal word, so usually in conversation you would say ‘die. ‘ ‘Perish’ usually implies the death was violent or tragic in some way. You don’t ‘perish’ of old age, you die of old age, but you could say someone perished in an earthquake.

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