单词	vegetate
释义	vegetateveg‧e‧tate /ˈvedʒɪteɪt/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINvegetate Origin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin past participle of vegetare; ➔ VEGETABLE Verb Table VERB TABLE vegetate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they vegetate he, she, it vegetates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they vegetated Present perfect I, you, we, they have vegetated he, she, it has vegetated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had vegetated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will vegetate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have vegetated Continuous Form Present I am vegetating he, she, it is vegetating you, we, they are vegetating Past I, he, she, it was vegetating you, we, they were vegetating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been vegetating he, she, it has been vegetating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been vegetating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be vegetating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been vegetating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES When I retired I didn't want to just vegetate. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After frittering away her fortune, she vegetated alone in her Paris flat. Either you vegetate and look out the window or you get busy and try to effect change. If I must vegetate, I'd rather do so at home, in spite of the undoubtedly superior ménage here. It is specially important not to let him vegetate in front of the television for long periods. Resting, sleeping and generally vegetating are obvious ways of unwinding. to live without doing much physical or mental activity and to feel bored as a result:  I was determined when I retired that I wasn’t just going to vegetate.
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