Get and Languish

Get

Get verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Usage example: don't cough on me—I don't want to get your cold

Languish and get are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Languish" instead a verb "Get".

Nearby Word: getting

Languish

Languish verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.

Get and languish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Get" instead a verb "Languish".

Nearby Words: languishing, languor, languished

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

hell get hell languish hell
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Languish and Get. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/get/languish
Get & Languish. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/get/languish>.
Languish or Get. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/get/languish.
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