to languish

English - Turkish

Definition of to languish in English Turkish dictionary

durgun olmak

isteksiz olmak

acı çekmek

gevşemek

güçsüzleş

(in ile) erimek

güçsüzleşmek

languish in prison hapishanede çürümek

{f} üzülmek

takati kesilmek

{f} sürünmek

{f} çürümek

{f} hali kalmamak

faaliyetini kaybetmek

{f} durgunlaşmak

{f} cansızlaşmak

{f} dert etmek

şevksizleşmek

{f} zayıf düşmek, takati kesilmek

ruhsuzlaşmak

zayıf düş

kederli ve baygın hal takınmak

English - English

Definition of to languish in English English dictionary

langure

To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful

The case languished for years before coming to trial.

To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness

He languished without his girlfriend.

To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously

He is an excellent young man, and will suit Harriet exactly: it will be an exactly so, as he says himself; but he does sigh and languish, and study for compliments rather more than I could endure as a principal.

To make weak; to weaken, devastate

To live in miserable or disheartening conditions

He languished in prison for years.

To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness

{v} to melt, pine, droop, lose strength

{n} a softness of mien

To cause to droop or pine

{i} act of languishing; melancholy gaze, yearning look

become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"

{f} weaken, droop, wither; suffer neglect, suffer hardship; pine away, yearn for, long for

To pine away in longing for something

To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade

To be neglected

To lose strength and become weak

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. Pollard continues to languish in prison

If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished

become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon

To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy

To affect a languid air in order to gain sympathy

Hyphenation

to lan·guish

Turkish pronunciation

tı länggwîş

Pronunciation

/tə ˈlaɴɢgwəsʜ/ /tə ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/