pereo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
- disappear verb To vanish from sight; to stop being visible.
- leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
- perish verb To die, especially suddenly or violently.
- vanish verb To disappear suddenly, or to go out of sight without being noticed.
Senses
pereo is used for these senses in English:
- come to nothing (idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.
- die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- disappear (intransitive) To vanish.
- leak (transitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- pass away (archaic, literary) To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more.
- perish (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
- perish (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
- vanish (intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
die — full definition
- verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
- verb To stop working or functioning; to break down.
- verb To want something so much it feels overwhelming (informal, exaggerated use).
- noun A small cube marked with dots on each face, used in games of chance (plural: dice).
- noun A tool or mold used to cut or shape metal, plastic, or other material into a specific form.
disappear — full definition
- verb To vanish from sight; to stop being visible.
- verb To go missing, especially suddenly and without explanation.
- verb (transitive, informal) To make someone vanish, especially by abducting or killing them for political reasons.