wilt
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wherefore

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"Wilt" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "marchitarse", and "wherefore" is an adverb which is often translated as "por qué". Learn more about the difference between "wilt" and "wherefore" below.

wilt(

wihlt

)

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

1. (to become limp)

a. marchitarse

This past summer was so hot that many of the plants in the yard started to wilt.Este verano pasado fue tan caliente que muchas de las plantas en el patio comenzaron a marchitarse.

We have to water the garden or all the plants will wilt.Tenemos que regar el jardín o todas las plantas se van a marchitar.

2. (to lose strength)

a. debilitarse

Juan seemed to be wilting in his hospital bed from his long illness.Juan parecía debilitarse en su cama de hospital por su larga enfermedad.

3. (to lose vigor)

a. languidecer

The project wilted due to the economic crisis.El proyecto languideció a raíz de la cris económica.

b. desanimarse

Take a break if you need to. There's no point in wilting under all this pressure.Toma una pausa si la necesitas No sirve para nada desanimarte con toda esta presión.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to make limp)

a. marchitar

The drought and the hot sun wilted all the flowers outside.La sequía y el sol ardiente marchitaron todas las flores de afuera.

5. (to make weak)

a. debilitar

Wearing a cast for months atrophied my muscles and wilted my arm.Traer yeso durante unos meses atrofió mis músculos y me debilitó el brazo.

wherefore(

wehr

for

)