Past tense of languish

Forms of languish

Languished in a sentence

• He languished without his girlfriend.
• He languished in prison for years.
• Would he let others toil to support him while he languished all afternoon over his sestinas?2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 11. From the entry sestina
• Private Chapman languished there for nearly three years.2018 November 11, Hampton Sides, “Remembering the Forgotten War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12…. From the entry Kanggye
• "Many of his nominees have languished, but he's only recessed the ones that were critical to keep agencies functioning."2013 January 14, Michael Grunwald, “Cliff Dweller”, in Time, volume 181, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 27…. From the entry recess

Meaning of languish

1. verb To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
2. verb To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
3. verb To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.

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Questions about the past tense of languish

What is the past tense of languish?

The past tense of languish is languished.

What is the past participle of languish?

The past participle of languish is languished.

Is languish a regular or irregular verb?

Languish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.