How do you pronounce languish?

languish is pronounced as /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/.

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languish

🥀languish (languish)

verb

/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/

dépérir / rester négligé (deperir / rester neglige)

Languid languor

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Signification

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.

Traduction de la signification

Devenir faible ou impuissant; souffrir de négligence ou rester dans une situation désagréable pendant longtemps

Devenir faible ou impuissant; souffrir de negligence ou rester dans une situation desagreable pendant longtemps

Phrases d'exemple

The project languished due to lack of funding.

Le projet a dépéri faute de financement.

Le projet a deperi faute de financement.

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

Le projet a commencé à languir en raison du manque de financement.

Expressions d'exemple

languish in prison

rester en prison longtemps

Synonymes

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

Entrée 1

weaken, decline, wither, waste away, suffer

Entrée 2

Weaken, Decline, Deteriorate

Antonymes

flourish, thrive, prosper, Thrive, Flourish, Strengthen

Entrée 1

flourish, thrive, prosper

Entrée 2

Thrive, Flourish, Strengthen

Collocations

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

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