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linger

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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.

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

linger·er n.
linger·ing·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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?"
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
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
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
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"
hesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

linger
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] viretrasarse, tardar en marcharse; [smell, tradition] → persistir

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

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

linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] viattardarsi; indugiare; [smell, tradition] → persistere

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
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


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Let nothing linger after-- No whispering ghost remain, In wall, or beam, or rafter, Of any hate or pain: Cleanse and call home thy spirit, Deny her leave to cast, On aught thy heirs inherit, The shadow of her past.
One does not linger in the neighbourhood of Reading.
I arrived not long after at the Emperor's court, and had the honour of kissing his hands; but stayed not long in a place where no missionary ought to linger, unless obliged by the most pressing necessity: but being ordered by my superiors into the kingdom of Damote, I set out on my journey, and on the road was in great danger of losing my life by my curiosity of tasting a herb, which I found near a brook, and which, though I had often heard of it, I did not know.
 
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