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1 wither
1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb[ver]welkenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93834/wither_away">wither away* * *['wiðə]((of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay: The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.) austrocknen* * *with·er[ˈwɪðəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. vi1. (of plants) verdorren, vertrocknento \wither with age mit dem Alter an Vitalität verlieren4.▶ to \wither on the vine nach und nach [von selbst] verschwinden; traditions allmählich in Vergessenheit geratenII. vt▪ to \wither sth etw verkommen lassento \wither plants Pflanzen verdorren lassenage cannot \wither her das Alter kann ihr nichts anhaben* * *['wɪðə(r)]1. vtplants etc verdörren, austrocknen; (fig) zum Schwinden bringen2. vi* * *wither [ˈwıðə(r)]A v/i2. figa) vergehen (Schönheit etc)b) zurückgehen, verfallen (Industriezweig etc)B v/t1. (ver)welken lassen, ausdörren, -trocknen:age cannot wither her das Alter kann ihr nichts anhaben2. jemanden mit einem Blick etc, auch jemandes Ruf vernichten:she withered him with a look sie warf ihm einen vernichtenden Blick zu* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb[ver]welkenPhrasal Verbs:* * *v.verblühen v.verdorren v.welken v. -
2 wither
with·er [ʼwɪðəʳ, Am -ɚ] vi1) ( of plants) verdorren, vertrocknento \wither with age mit dem Alter an Vitalität verlieren;PHRASES:to \wither on the vine nach und nach [von selbst] verschwinden; traditions allmählich in Vergessenheit geraten vtto \wither sth etw verkommen lassen;to \wither plants Pflanzen verdorren lassen;age cannot \wither her das Alter kann ihr nichts anhaben
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wither on the vine — See: DIE ON THE VINE … Dictionary of American idioms
wither on the vine — See: DIE ON THE VINE … Dictionary of American idioms
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