wither
Against, in opposition toAgainst, in opposition to.
» All the flowers in the garden withered.
Все цветы в саду увяли. — marafon
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1 senses(in compounds, obsolete)Against, in opposition to.
Examples
62 sentencesAll the flowers in the garden withered.
ruВсе цветы в саду увяли. — marafon
The flowers withered up.
deDie Blumen verwelkten. — RandomUsername
The drought made the tree wither.
deDurch die Dürre verdorrte der Baum. — Waldelfe
She looked at the withered flower.
She shot him a withering glance.
ruОна бросила на него испепеляющий взгляд. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English wither, from Old English wiþer (“again, against”, adverb in compounds)From Middle English wither, from Old English wiþer (“again, against”, adverb in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþr (“against, toward”).
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Forms
more wither, most wither| Comparative | more wither Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wither |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.