languish
11languish — [[t]læ̱ŋgwɪʃ[/t]] languishes, languishing, languished 1) VERB If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. [V prep/adv] Pollard continues to languish in prison... [V prep/adv] No one knows for… …
12languish — languisher, n. /lang gwish/, v.i. 1. to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade. 2. to lose vigor and vitality. 3. to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years. 4. to be …
13languish — lan|guish [ˈlæŋgwıʃ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: languir, from [i]Latin languere] 1.) if someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain in a place where they are unhappy languish in ▪ Shaw languished in jail for fifteen years.… …
14languish — lan|guish [ læŋgwıʃ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to fail to be successful or to improve: Oil prices continue to languish at $10.79 a barrel. 2. ) to remain in a difficult or unpleasant situation for a long time: languish in: The children are… …
15languish — /ˈlæŋgwɪʃ / (say langgwish) verb (i) 1. to become or be weak or feeble; droop or fade. 2. to lose activity and vigour. 3. to pine or suffer under any unfavourable conditions: to languish ten years in a dungeon. 4. to pine with desire or longing… …
16languish — v.intr. 1 be or grow feeble; lose or lack vitality. 2 put on a sentimentally tender or languid look. Phrases and idioms: languish for droop or pine for. languish under suffer under (esp. depression, confinement, etc.). Derivatives: languisher n.… …
17languish — v. (D; intr.) (to languish in prison) …
18languish — lan•guish [[t]ˈlæŋ gwɪʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade 2) to lose vigor and vitality 3) to suffer neglect, distress, or hardship: to languish in prison[/ex] 4) to pine with desire or longing 5) to assume an expression… …
19languish — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French languiss , stem of languir, from Vulgar Latin *languire, from Latin languēre Date: 14th century 1. a. to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated b. to be or live in a state of… …
20languish — verb /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ a) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. He languished without his girlfriend b) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. He languished in… …
