transcription, транскрипция: [ læŋgwɪʃ ]
( languishes, languishing, languished)
1.
If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.
Pollard continues to languish in prison...
VERB : V prep / adv
2.
If something languishes , it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.
Without the founder’s drive and direction, the company gradually languished...
VERB : V