perish
verb (used without object)
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc..
will perish
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future tenseof perish.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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It’s still uncertain how many of the trees it scorched will perish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
It’s also what makes those films from the “Final Destination” franchise so much fun: Some will perish, and one or two others will avoid balconies and heavy machinery for the movie’s duration.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2025
In some years all of them will perish but in other years, when the conditions are different, they may all survive.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
Holcomb, who also is a minister, said “we must recognize that we will perish as fools if we don’t find a way to live amongst each other.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
And if you don’t, the gods will die, the world we know will perish, and everyone from your old life will be destroyed.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
