linger

lin·ger  (lnggr)

v. lin·gered, lin·ger·ing, lin·gers

v.intr.

1. To be slow in leaving, especially out of reluctance; tarry. See Synonyms at stay¹.

2. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.

3. To persist: an aftertaste that lingers.

4. To proceed slowly; saunter.

5. To be tardy in acting; procrastinate.

v.tr.

To pass (a period of time) in a leisurely or aimless manner.

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[Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen, to prolong, from Old English lengan; see del-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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linger·er n.

linger·ing·ly adv.

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linger

Verb

1. to delay or prolong departure

2. to survive in a weakened condition for some time before death

3. to spend a long time doing or considering something [Old English lengan prolong]

lingering adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on" persist, remain, stay - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
	2.	linger - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, loaf be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim
	3.	linger - leave slowly and hesitantly tarry go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	4.	linger - take one's time; proceed slowly dawdle move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dwell on, linger over - delay hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
	5.	linger - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" hover hesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

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linger

verb 1. continue, last, remain, stay, carry on, endure, persist, abide

verb 2. hang on, last, survive, cling to life, die slowly

verb 3. stay, remain, stop, wait, delay, lag, hang around, idle, dally, loiter, take your time, wait around, dawdle, hang in the air, procrastinate, tarry, drag your feet or heels

Translations

linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] vi → retrasarse, tardar en marcharse; [smell, tradition] → persistir

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linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] vi → s'attarder; traîner; [smell, tradition] → persister

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linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] vi [smell] → sich halten; [tradition etc] → fortbestehen; [person] → sich aufhalten

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linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] vi → attardarsi; indugiare; [smell, tradition] → persistere

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linger

v linger [ˈliŋgə]

1 to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time The smell of the bad fish lingered for days. draal, sloer يَبْقى бавя се přetrvávat forblive; fortsætte bleiben ξεμένω, παραμένω, διαρκώ περισσότερο από το αναμενόμενο quedarse püsima دیر رفتن pysyä persister לְהִישָאֵר ठहरा रहना zadržavati se, ostajati tart menetap dvelja, verða eftir rimanere 長く残る 꾸물거리다 laikytis, tvyroti uzkavēties; ieilgt masih terbau blijven hangen holde seg, trekke ut pozostawać w tyle, trwać durar a per­sista оставаться držať sa vztrajati ostati stanna kvar ยังเหลืออยู่ (bir süre daha) devam etmek 逗留 затримуватися لمبے وقت کے لیے رہنا vẫn còn lưu lại 逗留

2 to proceed slowly or delay We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures. draai يَتَوانى влача prodlévat dvæle trödeln χρονοτριβώ, καθυστερώ persistir, perdurar, quedarse viivitama تاخیر کردن viivytellä s'attarder לְהִתעַכֵּב धीमे से करना, घसीटते रहना zaostajati időzik berlambat-lambat staldra við attardarsi, fermarsi ぶらつく (...에) 시간을 잡아먹다, (행동이) 느리다 užsibūti, užtrukti vilcināties; kavēties berlambat-lambat talmen dvele, nøle przeciągać pobyt, marudzić permanecer a zăbovi задерживаться zdržiavať sa zadržati se tegliti se dröja [] kvar อ้อยอิ่ง oyalanmak 閑蕩 баритися, гаятися دھیرے دھیرے بڑھنا lần nữa 闲荡