languir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- languish verb To gradually lose strength, vitality, or spirit, especially over a long period of neglect or hardship.
- long adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
- miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
- pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
- yearn verb To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.
Senses
languir is used for these senses in English:
- languish (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
- long (intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
- long for (transitive) To miss (someone).
- miss (transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.
- pine (intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
- yearn (intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
long — full definition
- adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
- adjective Lasting for a great amount of time.
- verb To feel a strong desire or yearning for something.
- verb (finance) To hold or buy an asset expecting its price to rise.
- adverb For a great amount of time.