languish in Arabic
فَتَرَ fatara
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
languish in Arabic: فَتَرَ (fatara), ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa), قَبَعَ (qabaʕa), أُهْمِلَ (ʔuhmila). In English, languish means to lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
Arabic words for languish
- to lose strength and become weak
- فَتَرَ fatara, ضَعُفَ ḍaʕufa
- to live in miserable conditions
- قَبَعَ qabaʕa
- to be neglected, to make little progress
- أُهْمِلَ ʔuhmila
English meaning of languish
- verb To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
- verb To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
- verb To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
- verb To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
languish in a sentence
- He languished without his girlfriend.
- He languished in prison for years.
- The case languished for years before coming to trial.
Synonyms of languish
languish in other languages
Questions about languish in Arabic
- What is the meaning of languish in Arabic?
- Languish in Arabic is فَتَرَ (fatara), ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa), قَبَعَ (qabaʕa), أُهْمِلَ (ʔuhmila).
- ما معنى كلمة languish؟
- Languish: فَتَرَ (fatara), ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa), قَبَعَ (qabaʕa), أُهْمِلَ (ʔuhmila).
- What does languish mean in English?
- Languish means to lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
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