wilt
To droop or become limp and flaccidTo droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
» The flowers in the vase were wilted.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
welken, verwelken
увядатьuvjadatʹ
become limp
(intransitive)To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
schlappmachen, ermüden, erschlaffen
слабетьslabetʹ
lose strength
(transitive)To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
(transitive)To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
Examples
44 sentencesThe flowers in the vase were wilted.
There was no water and the flowers wilted.
The flowers are wilting.
ruЦветы вянут.
deDie Blumen sind am Verwelken.
A flower in the garden is wilting.
Квітка в саду в'яне.
The daffodils are starting to wilt.
deDie Osterglocken beginnen zu welken.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, prRecorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, presumed from Middle Dutch (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or Middle Low German welken (“to wither”), cognate with Old High German irwelhen (“to become soft”).
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Forms
wilts, wilting, wilted, wiltedSynonyms
1 synonyms- become limp:droop
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle