languished

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past of languish
languish
To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful

The case languished for years before coming to trial.

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

He languished without his girlfriend.

languish
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.

languish
To make weak; to weaken, devastate
languish
To live in miserable or disheartening conditions

He languished in prison for years.

languish
To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness
languish
{v} to melt, pine, droop, lose strength
languish
{n} a softness of mien
languish
To cause to droop or pine
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{i} act of languishing; melancholy gaze, yearning look
languish
become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
languish
have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
languish
{f} weaken, droop, wither; suffer neglect, suffer hardship; pine away, yearn for, long for
languish
To pine away in longing for something
languish
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
languish
To be neglected
languish
To lose strength and become weak
languish
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
languish
If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. Pollard continues to languish in prison
languish
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
languish
become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
languish
To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy
languish
To affect a languid air in order to gain sympathy
languished