1. to become weak or feeble; to lose strength or vitality
Usage: past tense of languish
2. to remain in an unpleasant or undesirable situation for a long time
Usage: past tense of languish
3. to pine with longing or grief
Usage: past tense of languish; literary

Examples

• The plants languished without water during the drought.
• He languished in prison for ten years before his case was reviewed.
• The old building languished in disrepair for decades.
• She languished with homesickness during her first year abroad.
• The project languished due to lack of funding.
• Many talented artists languished in obscurity.
• The economy languished during the recession.