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to languish
01
to weaken or deteriorate, often due to neglect, illness, or sorrow
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
State verb
Regular
Present tense
languish
3rd person singular
languishes
Present participle
languishing
Past simple
languished
Past participle
languished
Examples
The garden languished during the long drought.
02
to long deeply or yearn for something or someone absent
Examples
She languished for the return of her lover who had gone to war.
03
to display outward signs of sentimental, dreamy, or melancholy emotion
Examples
She languishes with a dreamy smile when recalling her youth.
04
to fail to be successful or make any progress
Examples
The once-promising startup began to languish after losing its major investor and failing to secure additional funding.
Lexical Tree
languisher
languishing
languish
