perch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜːrtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɝtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pûrch)

Inflections of 'perch' (n):
perches
npl (All usages. For the fish mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Perches include the yellow perch and the European perch.")
perch
npl (For the fish only, especially as a collective plural—e.g. "The boys are fishing for perch.")

Collocations for "perch"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "perch" in context.

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perch

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [crow, seagull, pigeon] perch
  2. a [common, favorite] perch for [crows]
  3. the [crow] [sat, shuffled] on its perch
  4. the [crow's] perch
  5. am fishing for perch
  6. caught a [large, small] perch
  7. had to throw the perch back
  8. eat perch for [dinner, lunch]
  9. [fry, bake] perch
  10. have [fried] perch
  11. squeeze lemon on the perch
  12. there are a lot of perch in this lake
  13. the parrot [rested, settled] on its perch
  14. [shuffled, moved, scurried] along its perch
  15. a perch at the top of a tree
  16. the cat sat on its (favorite) window perch
  17. a perch for the [train, bus] driver
  18. knocked the champion off his perch
  19. go perch fishing
  20. a perch lake
n as adj
  1. go perch fishing
  2. a perch lake

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