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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

  1. verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
  2. verb To stop working or functioning; to break down.
  3. verb To want something so much it feels overwhelming (informal, exaggerated use).
  4. noun A small cube marked with dots on each face, used in games of chance (plural: dice).
  5. noun A tool or mold used to cut or shape metal, plastic, or other material into a specific form.

disappear — full definition

  1. verb To vanish from sight; to stop being visible.
  2. verb To go missing, especially suddenly and without explanation.
  3. verb (transitive, informal) To make someone vanish, especially by abducting or killing them for political reasons.

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