wilt

CEFRB2

/wɪlt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To become weak and bent because of heat or lack of water.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).

Examples

  • Even the most beautiful rose will someday wilt.

  • The flowers wilt without water.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.

  2. To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

  3. To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

More examples

In context

  • If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.

  • Don't wilt away, love.

  • Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Without water, the flowers in the garden began to blank under the hot sun.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, presumed from Middle Dutch (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or Middle Low German welken (“to wither”), cognate with Old High German irwelhen (“to become soft”).