PERCH


Meaning of PERCH in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ precariously

The hotel was ~ed precariously on a steep hillside.

PREPOSITION

▪ on

The birds ~ed on nearby buildings.

PHRASES

▪ be ~ed high above sth , be ~ed high on sth

The castle is ~ed high above the valley.

▪ be ~ed on the edge of sth , ~ on the edge of sth

I ~ed on the edge of his desk to listen to him.

▪ be ~ed on top of sth , ~ on top of sth

Perch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ castle , ↑ crow , ↑ owl

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .