Languish

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Intransitive verb

to languish

1. To lose strength and become weak
2. To live in miserable or disheartening conditions
   • He languished in prison for years
3. To be neglected
   • The case languished for years before coming to trial
4. To pine away in longing for something
   • He languished without his girlfriend
5. To affect a languid air in order to gain sympathy

Translations

• French: languir (4?)fr:languish

zh:languish