languish
/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/verb
उच्चारण लैंग्विश
(कष्ट में) पड़े रहना, सड़ना; कमज़ोर पड़ना, मुरझाना
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verb
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[I] ~ (in sth) formal
to be forced to stay somewhere unpleasant or to suffer for a long time; to become weaker or less successful
(कष्ट में) पड़े रहना, सड़ना; कमज़ोर पड़ना, मुरझाना
- He languished in jail for three years before the trial began.
- The file languished on the officer's desk for months.
- The team is languishing at the bottom of the table.
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- Many prisoners languish in jail waiting for their trials.
- The application languished in the office for weeks.
- Talented players languish on the bench when the coach plays favourites.
AaSpelling
lan·guish
?Which word?
Keep apart languish (suffer, decline) and languid (slow and relaxed).
Languish (कष्ट झेलना, गिरना) और languid (धीमा और शिथिल) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Languish in jail, languish in obscurity.
Collocations: languish in jail (जेल में सड़ते रहना), languish in obscurity (गुमनामी में पड़े रहना)।