transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlaŋ-gwish ]
intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French languiss-, stem of languir, from Vulgar Latin * languire, from Latin languēre
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
b. : to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality
2.
a. : to become dispirited
b. : to suffer neglect
the bill languish ed in the Senate for eight months
3. : to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy
• lan·guish·er noun
• lan·guish·ing·ly -gwi-shiŋ-lē adverb
• lan·guish·ment -gwish-mənt noun