perecer

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perecer
intransitive verb
1to perish, to die

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perecer [pay-ray-therr’]
verb neuter
1To perish, to die, to be destroyed. (n)
2To perish, to suffer or undergo damage, toil, or fatigue. (n)
3To be extremely poor, to perish for want of the necessaries of life. (n)
verb reflexive
4To crave, to desire anxiously.
5To be violently agitated, to die with love.
  • Perecer de hambre -> to perish with hunger
  • Perecer de risa -> to be convulsed with laughter
  • Perecer ahogado -> to drown
(Yo perezco, yo perezca, from Perecer. V. CONOCER.

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perecer
verbo:intransitivo
1 [+persona] to die; perish; (formal)
perecer ahogado (en agua) to drown; (por falta de oxígeno) to suffocate
2 [+objeto] to shatter
verbo:pronominal
perecerse (anticuado)
1
perecerse de risa to die laughing; perecerse de envidia to be dying of jealousy
2
perecerse por algo to long for sth; be dying for sth; perecerse por una mujer to be crazy about a woman; se perece por los calamares he's crazy about squid; perecerse por to long to; be dying to

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Verb Conjugation for "perecer"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo perezco perecí perecía pereceré perezca
Tú pereces pereciste perecías perecerás perezcas
Ella/Él/Usted perece pereció perecía perecerá perezca
Nosotros perecemos perecimos perecíamos pereceremos perezcamos
Vosotros perecéis perecisteis perecíais pereceréis perezcáis
Ellos/Ustedes perecen perecieron perecían perecerán perezcan
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