languish
Translation
to languish, to weaken, to suffer
Examples
The plant will languish without water.
The plant will languish without water.
He languished in prison for twenty years.
He languished in prison for twenty years.
The economy continued to languish.
The economy continued to languish.
Grammar Patterns
to become weak or lose vitality The plant will languish without water.
((in sth.)) to suffer in an unpleasant situation He languished in prison for twenty years.
Similar Words
Synonyms: weaken, decline, suffer; Antonyms: thrive, flourish
Etymology
From Old French 'languir' (be listless), from Latin 'languere' (to be weak, faint).
Memory Tips
Imagine having a 'long wish' to be free while languishing in a cell.