Stagnate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stand still

cause to stagnate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stæɡnˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/staɡnˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/staɡnˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /stæɡnˈeɪt/.

Examples

Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
There are marshes that stagnate the waters
Stagnating waters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

idle laze slug

Antonyms

work

Parts of Speech

verb	stand still “Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy”
verb	cause to stagnate “There are marshes that stagnate the waters”
verb	cease to flow; stand without moving “Stagnating waters”
verb	be idle; exist in a changeless situation “The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”

Word Forms

stagnant	adjective	not growing or changing; without force or vitality
stagnation	noun	a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
stagnancy	noun	inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
idler	noun	person who does no work
idling	noun	having no employment
slug	noun	an idle slothful person
sluggard	noun	an idle slothful person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stagnieren

stehen bleiben

🇫🇷French

stagner

rester immobile

🇪🇸Spanish

estancarse

estarse quieto

🇮🇹Italian

ristagnare

stare fermo

🇳🇱Dutch

stagneren

stil staan

🇵🇹Portuguese

estagnar

fique parado

🇷🇺Russian

застаиваться

стоять на месте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहना

स्थिर खड़े रहो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থবির

স্থির

🇮🇳Tamil

தேங்கி நிற்கும்

அசையாமல் நிற்க

🇮🇳Telugu

స్తబ్దుగా

నిశ్చలంగా నిలబడు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिर

स्थिर राहा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિર

સ્થિર રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚಲತೆ

ನಿಲ್ಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശ്ചലമാക്കുക

നിശ്ചലമായി നിൽക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੜੋਤ

ਸਥਿਰ ਰਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمود

خاموش کھڑے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

凝滞

站着不动

🇯🇵Japanese

停滞する

立ち止まる

🇰🇷Korean

괴게 하다

가만히 서 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trì trệ

đứng yên

🇹🇭Thai

ซบเซา

ยืนนิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mandek

berdiri diam

🇵🇭Filipino

tumitigil

tumayo ka

🇲🇾Malay

bertakung

berdiri diam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ركود

لا يزال قائما

🇮🇷Persian

راکد ماندن

ایستادن

🇹🇷Turkish

durgun

hareketsiz durmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְפּוֹא עַל הַשְׁמָרִים

לעמוד במקום

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