萎(しお)れる

しおれる
verb (ichidan)
to wilt; to droop; to be dejected
自動詞 intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present萎(しお)れる萎(しお)れない
Present polite萎(しお)れます萎(しお)れません
Past萎(しお)れた萎(しお)れなかった
Past polite萎(しお)れました萎(しお)れませんでした
て form萎(しお)れて萎(しお)れなくて
ている present萎(しお)れている萎(しお)れていない
ている polite萎(しお)れています萎(しお)れていません
ている past萎(しお)れていた萎(しお)れていなかった
ている past polite萎(しお)れていました萎(しお)れていませんでした
Conditional ば萎(しお)れれば萎(しお)れなければ
Conditional たら萎(しお)れたら萎(しお)れなかったら
Volitional萎(しお)れよう—
Volitional polite萎(しお)れましょう—
Potential萎(しお)れられる萎(しお)れられない
Passive萎(しお)れられる萎(しお)れられない
Causative萎(しお)れさせる萎(しお)れさせない
Imperative萎(しお)れろ萎(しお)れるな
1. to wilt; to droop
When plants or flowers lose their freshness and become limp, often due to lack of water.
The flowers wilted from the heat.
After watering, the wilted leaves perked up.
The lettuce I bought had gone limp in the refrigerator.
2. to be dejected; to be dispirited
Figuratively, when a person loses energy or becomes depressed.
He's dejected after the failure.
The children were dispirited after being scolded.
After losing the match, the team that had been so energetic became completely dejected.

萎(しお)れる is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). There is no common transitive pair.

ASPECT (ている):
萎(しお)れている indicates an ongoing or resulting state of being wilted or dejected.

Similar words

  • 萎(しお)れる describes a temporary, often reversible state of drooping or wilting
  • 枯(か)れる describes permanent death or drying up of plants
  • A flower that 萎(しお)れる may recover with water, but one that 枯(か)れる is dead

Common patterns

Usage

When used for people, 萎(しお)れる describes a deflated, dejected emotional state, similar to a wilting plant.

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