English verb: languish | |||
1. | languish (change) lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief | ||
Samples | After her husband died, she just pined away. | ||
Synonyms | pine away, waste | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
2. | languish (emotion) have a desire for something or someone who is not present | ||
Samples | She ached for a cigarette. I am pining for my lover. | ||
Synonyms | ache, pine, yearn, yen | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hanker, long, yearn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | die | ||
3. | languish (body) become feeble | ||
Samples | The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon. | ||
Synonyms | fade | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | ||