Meaning of "wither" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WITHER

Perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WITHER

wither  [ˈwɪðə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITHER

Wither is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wither in English.

WHAT DOES WITHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of wither in the English dictionary

The first definition of wither in the dictionary is to droop, wilt, or shrivel up. Other definition of wither is often foll by away to fade or waste. Wither is also to decay, decline, or disintegrate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WITHER

PRESENT

Present

I wither

you wither

he/she/it withers

we wither

you wither

they wither

Present continuous

I am withering

you are withering

he/she/it is withering

we are withering

you are withering

they are withering

Present perfect

I have withered

you have withered

he/she/it has withered

we have withered

you have withered

they have withered

Present perfect continuous

I have been withering

you have been withering

he/she/it has been withering

we have been withering

you have been withering

they have been withering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I withered

you withered

he/she/it withered

we withered

you withered

they withered

Past continuous

I was withering

you were withering

he/she/it was withering

we were withering

you were withering

they were withering

Past perfect

I had withered

you had withered

he/she/it had withered

we had withered

you had withered

they had withered

Past perfect continuous

I had been withering

you had been withering

he/she/it had been withering

we had been withering

you had been withering

they had been withering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wither

you will wither

he/she/it will wither

we will wither

you will wither

they will wither

Future continuous

I will be withering

you will be withering

he/she/it will be withering

we will be withering

you will be withering

they will be withering

Future perfect

I will have withered

you will have withered

he/she/it will have withered

we will have withered

you will have withered

they will have withered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been withering

you will have been withering

he/she/it will have been withering

we will have been withering

you will have been withering

they will have been withering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wither

you would wither

he/she/it would wither

we would wither

you would wither

they would wither

Conditional continuous

I would be withering

you would be withering

he/she/it would be withering

we would be withering

you would be withering

they would be withering

Conditional perfect

I would have wither

you would have wither

he/she/it would have wither

we would have wither

you would have wither

they would have wither

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been withering

you would have been withering

he/she/it would have been withering

we would have been withering

you would have been withering

they would have been withering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wither
we let´s wither
you wither

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wither

Past participle

withered

Present Participle

withering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WITHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wither» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wither

abash · atrophy · blast · decay · decline · desiccate · disintegrate · droop · dry · fade · humiliate · languish · mortify · perish · put down · shame · shrink · shrivel · snub · wane · waste · wilt

TRANSLATION OF WITHER

Find out the translation of wither to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wither from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wither» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 变虚弱
• Translator English - Spanish: marchitarse
• English: wither
• Translator English - Hindi: सूख
• Translator English - Arabic: يذبل
• Translator English - Russian: вянут
• Translator English - Portuguese: murchar
• Translator English - Bengali: কটান
• Translator English - French: dépérir
• Translator English - Malay: Layu
• Translator English - German: verkümmern
• Translator English - Japanese: 弱まる
• Translator English - Korean: 약해지다
• Translator English - Javanese: Kandhane
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khô héo
• Translator English - Tamil: கவிழ்ந்துவிடும்
• Translator English - Marathi: बावणे
• Translator English - Turkish: soldurmak
• Translator English - Italian: appassire
• Translator English - Polish: więdną
• Translator English - Ukrainian: в´януть
• Translator English - Romanian: veșteji
• Translator English - Greek: μαραίνονται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verwelk
• Translator English - Swedish: vissna
• Translator English - Norwegian: visne

10 QUOTES WITH «WITHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wither.

1

B. R. Ambedkar

Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.

2

Catherine Crier

I think either Robert Blake wither pulled the trigger or hired someone to do it, but it will be a tough case to prove. I think there's a very good chance he may take the stand, and that's what I'm waiting for.

3

James Fenton

My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you don't regularly come back to the simplest fundamentals of the poem: rhythm, rhyme, simple subjects - love, death, war.

4

Alexander Herzen

We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.

5

James Joyce

Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.

6

Joseph Wood Krutch

Only those within whose own consciousness the sun rise and set, the leaves burgeon and wither, can be said to be aware of what living is.

7

Osama bin Laden

America is a great power possessed of tremendous military might and a wide-ranging economy, but all this is built on an unstable foundation which can be targeted, with special attention to its obvious weak spots. If America is hit in one hundredth of these weak spots, God willing, it will stumble, wither away and relinquish world leadership.

8

Alex Lowe

When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine.

9

Denis O'Hare

I hate singing. I hate dancing. I enjoyed doing 'Cabaret' and 'Assassins,' but I would wither up and die in 'The Music Man.'

10

Rand Paul

If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITHER»

Discover the use of wither in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wither and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Wither

What if you knew exactly when you’d die? The first book of The Chemical Garden Trilogy. By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live.

Lauren DeStefano, 2011

Wither

The college town of Windale, Massachusetts is proud of its colonial heritage -- including the legend of a dark witches' coven dating back three hundred years.

J G Passarella, 2009

The Seeds of Wither: EBook Sampler with Exclusive Short Story

You'll also get a sneak peak of Fever, the second book in the Chemical Garden trilogy, before it goes on sale 2/21/12!

Lauren DeStefano, 2011

Wither's Rain: A Wendy Ward Novel

It's whispered in the warnings of an old woman. It's hidden in the corrupting legacy of a newborn baby. It's waiting in an ancient evil impatient for a human host. And it's being carried in the creeping flow of black blood -- Wither's rain.

John Passarella, 2009

Wither

Betrayal. Lust.

Yolanda Sfetsos, 2009

A Collection of Emblems: Ancient and Modern

1635. Found in this very old and rare book is a collection of ancient and modern alchemical and rosicrucian emblems, quickened with metrical illustrations, both moral and divine, and disposed into lotteries, that instruction and good ...

George Wither, 2010

Wither's Legacy: A Wendy Ward Novel

After destroying Elizabeth Wither, the leader of a vicious coven of witches, Wendy Ward finds herself cursed by a powerful ancient evil and is forced to draw on all her supernatural talents to defeat a horrific monster that has sworn ...

John Passarella, 2004

Sever

In this breathtaking conclusion to Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical Garden trilogy, everything Rhine knows to be true will be irrevocably shattered.

Lauren DeStefano, 2013

Wither’s Destruction: A Minecraft Adventure

“How much do you know about the Wither?” “Not much.” “So youdoknow something?” “I don't know anything.” “Do you know how to destroy it?” He looked down. She shook himandmade him look at her. “How dowe destroy it?” “I don't know ...

Steve DeWinter, S.D. Stuart, 2014

A Letter sent to George Wither ... by a plain dealing friend ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wither is used in the context of the following news items.

Number of for-profit colleges declines as enrollments wither

Data released by the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics Thursday show that 3,436 for-profit colleges participated in federal ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»

California Is Not About to Wither Away

The talk these days about western water—or lack thereof—tends to line up on one of two sides of the discussion, on this or that side of the river, as it were. «Politico, Jun 15»

Tech N9ne Feat. Slipknot's Corey Taylor, 'Wither' - Exclusive Song …

On Tech's upcoming 15th studio album, Special Effects, the rapper collaborated with Slipknot's Corey Taylor for “Wither,” a track we're debuting exclusively here ... «Loudwire, Apr 15»

Bill Withers: The Soul Man Who Walked Away

On a clear day, you can see the Staples Center from Bill Withers' house, which sits high in the hills above West Hollywood. Today, in about two hours, the Los ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 15»

Centrelink system 'left to wither' for years

'Its been left to basically wither for many years. The system's stable, I should stress. But it could run far more efficiently and effectively both for the users and for ... «Sky News Australia, Mar 15»

Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume - book review: A heart …

Carefully structured to follow the changing seasons, Spill Simmer Falter Wither is a heart-breaking read, and heralds Baume as a major new talent. 'The Good ... «The Independent, Mar 15»

Scottish film industry 'left to wither' and lags behind neighbours …

Scottish film industry 'left to wither' and lags behind neighbours, Holyrood finds ... arts – Scottish film has, according to one leading producer, been “left to wither”. «The Guardian, Feb 15»

Spill Simmer Falter Wither, by Sara Baume: Greatness already evident

Published by Tramp Press, the new independent Irish publishing house, Spill Simmer Falter Wither arrives at a time when Irish fiction is in good health. «Irish Times, Feb 15»

Book review: Spill Simmer Falter Wither

So when Spill Simmer Falter Wither arrived on my desk, the normal caution ... Spill Simmer Falter Wither is an amazing debut novel and signals the advent of a ... «Galway Advertiser, Feb 15»

Chinese Dreams of a Château Wither on the Vine

As China's anticorruption campaign damps demand for expensive wines, the red obsession with Bordeaux vineyards is starting to evaporate. Chinese were the ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»