Vocabulary
Languish
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak.
Urdu meaning
مردہ دل ہونا، تڑپنا، ترسنا،کمزور ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The vast majority continue to languish at lower levels of the judiciary, which puts citizens through much unnecessary hardship as they navigate their archaic systems.
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Virtual courts
— 2026-04-23
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But the scores that languish on cold, hard footpaths wrapped in rags or plastic die uncounted.
Dawn Editorials —
Winter misery
— 2026-01-25
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Yet, year after year, men are plucked from their boats, languish in foreign jails for years, and are released only as gestures of goodwill.
Dawn Editorials —
Victims of vengeance
— 2025-10-15
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Fisheries, with untapped export potential, languish in neglect.
Dawn Editorials —
Feeding few, failing many
— 2025-08-20
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But when corporate farming is presented as the solution, while forestry, fisheries and nutrition languish, it betrays skewed priorities.
Dawn Editorials —
Feeding few, failing many
— 2025-08-20
Synonyms
weaken,decline, grow weak, deteriorate, wither,waste away; go into a decline
Antonyms
thrive, flourish
Curator example
“plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant”
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