Summary


English

Detailed Translations for languish from English to German

languish:

to languish verb (languishes, languished, languishing)

  1. to languish (pine; hope; long for; )
    – have a desire for something or someone who is not present 1
    hoffen; verlangen; schmachten; herbeisehnen; sich sehnen
    • hoffen verb (hoffe, hoffst, hofft, hoffte, hofftet, gehofft)
    • verlangen verb (verlange, verlangst, verlangt, verlangte, verlangtet, verlangt)
    • schmachten verb (schmachte, schmachtest, schmachtet, schmachtete, schmachtetet, geschmachtet)
    • herbeisehnen verb (sehne herbei, sehnst herbei, sehnt herbei, sehnte herbei, sehntet herbei, herbeigesehnt)
    • sich sehnen verb (sehne mich, sehnst dich, sehnt sich, sehnte sich, sehntet euch, sich gesehnt)
  2. to languish (wither; pine; long for; pine away; waste away)
    – lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 1
    dahinsiechen; verkümmern
    • dahinsiechen verb (sieche dahin, siechst dahin, siecht dahin, siechte dahin, siechtet dahin, dahingesiecht)
    • verkümmern verb (verkümmere, verkümmerst, verkümmert, verkümmerte, verkümmertet, verkümmert)
  3. to languish (ache to; yearn; long for; pine)
    – have a desire for something or someone who is not present 1
    schmachten
    • schmachten verb (schmachte, schmachtest, schmachtet, schmachtete, schmachtetet, geschmachtet)
  4. to languish (disapearing; wither; pine away; waste away)
    – lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 1
    verschwinden
    • verschwinden verb (verschwinde, verschwindest, verschwindet, verschwand, verschwandet, verschwunden)

Conjugations for languish:

present
  1. languish
  2. languish
  3. languishes
  4. languish
  5. languish
  6. languish
simple past
  1. languished
  2. languished
  3. languished
  4. languished
  5. languished
  6. languished
present perfect
  1. have languished
  2. have languished
  3. has languished
  4. have languished
  5. have languished
  6. have languished
past continuous
  1. was languishing
  2. were languishing
  3. was languishing
  4. were languishing
  5. were languishing
  6. were languishing
future
  1. shall languish
  2. will languish
  3. will languish
  4. shall languish
  5. will languish
  6. will languish
continuous present
  1. am languishing
  2. are languishing
  3. is languishing
  4. are languishing
  5. are languishing
  6. are languishing
subjunctive
  1. be languished
  2. be languished
  3. be languished
  4. be languished
  5. be languished
  6. be languished
diverse
  1. languish!
  2. let's languish!
  3. languished
  4. languishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for languish:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dahinsiechen languish; long for; pine; pine away; waste away; wither ail; linger on
herbeisehnen have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; pine; to want something very badly; yearn covet; crave; desire; dream; long; want; will; wish
hoffen have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; pine; to want something very badly; yearn anticipate; covet; crave; desire; expect; hope; long; look forward; look forward to; want; will; wish
schmachten ache to; have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; pine; to want something very badly; yearn suffer
sich sehnen have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; pine; to want something very badly; yearn be hungry for; crave; crave for; hunger
verkümmern languish; long for; pine; pine away; waste away; wither dehydrate; dry; dry out; run dry; trifle away; waste away
verlangen have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; pine; to want something very badly; yearn be hungry for; claim; crave; crave for; demand; hunger
verschwinden disapearing; languish; pine away; waste away; wither beat it; disappear; get lost; go to hell; skedaddle; split; vanish
- ache; fade; grow faint; pine; pine away; waste; yearn; yen
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- decline; fade; flag; grow weak; lose strength; pine

Related Words for "languish":


Synonyms for "languish":


Related Definitions for "languish":

  1. become feeble1
    • The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon1
  2. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief1
  3. have a desire for something or someone who is not present1

Wiktionary Translations for languish:

languish
verb
  1. to live in miserable conditions
  2. to pine away with longing
  3. to lose strength and become weak

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
languish verkümmern; verschmachten wegkwijnen — fysiek in steeds minder goede staat komen te verkeren