Meaning

1 senses

  1. To languish.

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English langouren (“to be ill; to languish, suffer; to cau

The verb is derived from Middle English langouren (“to be ill; to languish, suffer; to cause to suffer”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman langurer and Middle French langorer, langorir, langourer (“to languish; to be languorous”), from Old French languerer, from langueur (“disease, illness; suffering; emotional fatigue, sadness; listlessness; stagnation”); see further at etymology 1 above. Later uses of the verb have been influenced by the noun.

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Forms

languors, languoring, languored, languored
Base formlanguor · to languor
3rd person singularlanguors
Present participlelanguoring
Past simplelanguored
Past participlelanguored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylanguor
he, she, itlanguors

Past simpleLesson

all personslanguored

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave languored
he, she, ithas languored

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill languor

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
languageA1languidlanguishlankylantern
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