American English pronunciation
How to pronounce perched
IPA transcription: ['pɚtʃt]
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Verb
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sit, as on a branch
“The birds perched high in the tree”
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to come to rest, settle
“Misfortune lighted upon him”
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cause to perch or sit
“She perched her hat on her head”
Usage examples
- Two adults take to a child in a pink sweater that is perched on a statue base.
- This minivet catches insects in trees by flycatching or while perched.
- A jockey is perched atop a brown horse as people mill about behind them
- Lillesand Church is perched high above the city on a hill at Kirkeheia.
- A woman with long, redhair dances, perched atop church pews.
- Each summer, bluebirds sit perched atop the nest boxes, watching for their insect prey.