languish
verb (used without object)
to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
have languished
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present perfectof languish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The women and their children -- all Australian citizens -- landed on Thursday evening after securing passage from Syrian refugee camps where they have languished since the Islamic State group's demise.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
After a disappointing end to 2025, major cryptocurrencies have languished to start the new year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Applications submitted as early as May 2025 — technically subject to a mandated 45-day review window — have languished for months without response.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
Much has been made of the fact that two Premier League sides who have languished in the division's bottom half for most of the season could face off in the Europa League final.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
All of its members, not just those like Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton with famously impoverished origins, would have languished in obscurity in England or France.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
