How do you pronounce languish?

languish is pronounced as /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/.

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languish

🥀languish (languish)

verb

/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/

debilitarse / quedar desatendido (debilitarse / quedar desatendido)

Languid languor

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Meaning

To become weak or feeble; to suffer neglect or remain in an unpleasant situation for a long time.

To remain in a state of neglect or decline for a long time without improvement.

Traducción del significado

Volverse débil o impotente; sufrir abandono o permanecer en una situación desagradable por mucho tiempo

Volverse debil o impotente; sufrir abandono o permanecer en una situacion desagradable por mucho tiempo

Oraciones de ejemplo

The project languished due to lack of funding.

El proyecto languideció debido a la falta de fondos.

El proyecto languidecio debido a la falta de fondos.

The project began to languish due to a lack of funding.

El proyecto comenzó a languidecer debido a la falta de financiamiento.

El proyecto comenzo a languidecer debido a la falta de financiamiento.

Expresiones de ejemplo

languish in prison

permanecer en prisión mucho tiempo

permanecer en prision mucho tiempo

Synonyms

weaken, decline, wither, waste away, suffer, Weaken, Decline, Deteriorate

Entrada 1

weaken, decline, wither, waste away, suffer

Entrada 2

Weaken, Decline, Deteriorate

Antonyms

flourish, thrive, prosper, Thrive, Flourish, Strengthen

Entrada 1

flourish, thrive, prosper

Entrada 2

Thrive, Flourish, Strengthen

Colocaciones

languish in jail, languish for years, languish without support, languish in obscurity

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