Work & careers
languish
remain neglected
If something languishes, it remains unused or neglected for a long time.
Hear it in real life
Did the renovation ever happen?
No, the plans just languished in a drawer.
The funding proposal languished on the committee's desk for nearly a year.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The proposal languished for months because the committee worked on it every day.
Say: The proposal languished for months because the committee left it untouched.
Something that languishes remains neglected or inactive rather than receiving regular attention.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
languish in an inbox; languish on a waiting list; languish unused
Your turn: say it out loud
The funding proposal languished on the committee's desk for nearly a year.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
languish
remain neglected
“The funding proposal languished on the committee's desk for nearly a year.”
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