riutua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- consume verb To eat or drink something.
- languish verb To gradually lose strength, vitality, or spirit, especially over a long period of neglect or hardship.
- linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
Senses
riutua is used for these senses in English:
- consume (intransitive, obsolete) To waste away slowly.
- languish (intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]
- languish (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
- languish (intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. [from 15th c.]
- linger (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- pine (intransitive) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
- pine (intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
- waste away (idiomatic) To lose energy or become weak and feeble.
consume — full definition
- verb To eat or drink something.
- verb To use up a resource such as time, energy, or fuel.
- verb To occupy someone's attention or emotions completely.
- verb To destroy something completely, especially by fire.
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