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# perch

«perch» in Mova's school dictionary: **a branch, bar or stick where a bird sits** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a perch, perches; fish plural perch or perches); verb (perch, perches, perched, perching)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A perch is a branch, bar or stick where a bird sits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#m1)

2) To perch means to sit on something high or narrow, the way a bird does. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#m2)

3) To perch something is to put it in a high or wobbly place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#m3)

4) A perch is also a freshwater fish with spiny fins that people catch and eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science, birds such as sparrows are called perching birds because their feet grip branches. In stories, a character «perched on a stool» sits lightly or on the edge, often nervous or watchful. Pet budgies have a perch in their cage. Anglers catch perch in lakes and rivers.

### examples

- The parrot hopped onto its wooden perch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x1)
- A robin perched on the garden fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x2)
- I perched on the edge of the bed, waiting for news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x3)
- His glasses were perched on the end of his nose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x4)
- The castle was perched on top of a steep hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x5)
- Dad caught three perch at the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x6)
- Owls watch for mice from a high perch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x7)
- The raven perched upon a tree very joyfully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/#x8)

### note

Verb past: perched. As a fish the plural is often the same: «three perch». «Perched» often means sitting not fully settled. Do not confuse with «porch» (a covered entrance of a house) or «purge».

### In the corpora

- [When a perching bird bends its legs, tendons pull its toes tight round the branch, so it can sleep without falling off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/33-birds-feathers-wings-eggs-and-flight/15/)
- [Parrots and toucans have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back, while most perching birds have three forward and one back.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/93-the-aviary-the-walk-through-tropical-house/17/)
- [A great bustard has three toes on each foot and no back toe, because it walks on open ground and never perches.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/373-ukraine-s-steppe-marmots-sousliks-great-bustards-and-askania-nova/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «perch» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.