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   languish

   /ˈlaŋɡwɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak: "plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant" Similar weakengrow weakdeterioratedeclinego into a declinewitherdroopflagwiltfadefailwaste awayinformal:go downhillOpposite thriveflourish
   • ▪ fail to make progress or be successful: "Kelso languish near the bottom of the Scottish First Division"
   • ▪ pine with love or grief: archaic "she still languished after Richard" Similar pine foryearn forache forlong forsigh fordesirewanthanker aftercarry a torch forgrieve formournmissliterary:repine
   • ▪ assume a sentimentally tender or melancholy expression or tone: archaic "when a visitor comes in, she smiles and languishes"
   • 2. be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation: "he has been languishing in jail since 1974" Similar waste awayrotdecaywither awaymoulderbe abandonedbe neglectedbe forgottensufferbe disregardedexperience hardship

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘become faint, feeble, or ill’): from Old French languiss-, lengthened stem of languir ‘languish’, from a variant of Latin languere, related to laxus ‘loose, lax’.

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   • 1. languisher noun

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   What is the meaning of languish?

   • intransitive verb 1 a : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated Plants languish in the drought. b : to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality languished in prison for ten years 2 a : to become dispirited b : to suffer neglect the bill languished in the Senate for eight months

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   What does it mean to languish in prison?

   • 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. 4. to pine with desire or longing. 5. to assume an expression of tender, sentimental melancholy. n. 6. the act or state of languishing. 7. a tender, melancholy look or expression. lan′guish•er, n.

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   What does languishingly mean?

   • 3 : to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy languished at him through screwed-up eyes Edith Wharton — languisher noun — languishingly play \ˈlaŋ-gwi-shiŋ-lē\ adverb — languishment misplace (v) 1a : to put in a wrong or inappropriate place misplace a comma b : MISLAY misplaced the keys

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   • 3 : to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy languished at him through screwed-up eyes Edith Wharton — languisher noun — languishingly play \ˈlaŋ-gwi-shiŋ-lē\ adverb

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   Languish means to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated, or to suffer neglect or live in a state of depression. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles for languish.

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   Languish means to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   To languish is to become pitiful or weak because you're sick, in love, or stuck somewhere. A prisoner might languish in jail, longing for her freedom.

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   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.

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   to lose or diminish in strength or energy. 2. (often foll by for) to be listless with desire; pine. 3. to suffer deprivation, hardship, or neglect. to languish in prison. 4. to put on a tender, nostalgic, or melancholic expression. Collins English Dictionary.

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    Languish means to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time, or to become weaker or fail to make progress. Learn more about the verb forms, pronunciation, examples and synonyms of languish.