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Past tense for to deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy
“Get it wrong, and your plants will languish and die in boggy beds.”
Past tense for to be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation
“There is a paragraph in the appellant's submissions that refers to the unacceptability of simply allowing a person to languish in detention.”
Past tense for to desire or pine for someone or something
“Love me and you will have me, for I languish for love.”
Past tense for to feel emotional or mental anguish
“I could do nothing but languish in sorrow, shedding a flood of tears.”
Past tense for to become progressively worse in quality or health
Past tense for to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried
Past tense for to become weaker or of poorer quality
(of a business) Past tense for to go bankrupt
Past tense for live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way
Past tense for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
Past tense for to have a strong desire for
Past tense for to sleep for longer than planned
Past tense for obsolete spelling of standstill
Past tense for to act in a dreamily infatuated manner
Past tense for to fail suddenly and completely
Being mournful or feeling sorrow
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