wither
To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of waterTo shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
» All the flowers in the garden withered.
Все цветы в саду увяли.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
The flowers began to wither in the hot sun without enough water.
She watched as the old tree slowly withered with time.
vertrocknen, welken, verwelken
вя́нутьvjánutʹ, завя́нутьzavjánutʹ, увя́нутьuvjánutʹ
в'я́нутиvʺjánuty, зав'я́нутиzavʺjánuty
(transitive)To cause to shrivel or dry up.
(figuratively, intransitive)To lose vigour or power; to languish; to waste away; to pass away.
schwächer werden, verkümmern, schwinden
(intransitive)To become helpless due to emotion.
(transitive)To make helpless due to emotion.
To go against, resist; oppose.
- lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
- wither, as with a loss of moisture
Examples
62 sentencesAll the flowers in the garden withered.
ruВсе цветы в саду увяли.
The flowers withered up.
deDie Blumen verwelkten.
The drought made the tree wither.
deDurch die Dürre verdorrte der Baum.
She looked at the withered flower.
She shot him a withering glance.
ruОна бросила на него испепеляющий взгляд.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English widren, wydderen (“to dry up, shrivel”), related to or perhaps an alteFrom Middle English widren, wydderen (“to dry up, shrivel”), related to or perhaps an alteration of Middle English wederen (“to expose to weather”), from Old English wederian (“to expose to weather, exhibit a change of weather”).
From Middle English witheren, from Old English wiþerian (“to resist, oppose, struggle against”).
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Forms
withers, withering, withered, witheredSynonyms
5 synonyms- lose freshness, vigor, or vitality:fade
- wither, as with a loss of moisture:shrivelshrivel upshrink
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