|
|
1. (v.i.) linger
to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected.
2. linger
to remain alive or in use, though with diminishing vitality.
3. linger
to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment:
to linger over the painting.
4. linger
to be tardy in action; delay.
5. linger
to walk slowly.
6. (v.t.) linger
to pass (time) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usu. fol. by away or out).
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME lengeren to dwell, remain, freq. of lengen, OE lengan to prolong, lit., lengthen)
|
| Definition of 'linger' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) linger
remain present although waning or gradually dying
"Her perfume lingered on"
2. (verb) loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
3. (verb) tarry, linger
leave slowly and hesitantly
4. (verb) linger, dawdle
take one's time; proceed slowly
5. (verb) hover, linger
move to and fro
"The shy student lingered in the corner"
|
|
|
1. (verb) linger
to be slow to go away or disappear
a smell that lingered in the kitchen for days; He lingered at the door, undecided.
|
| Definition of 'linger' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (adj) linger
to delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate
2. (verb) linger
to protract; to draw out
3. (verb) linger
to spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed
|
|
|
Sense: to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time
The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.
|
 Afrikaans: draal, sloer |
 Arabic: يَبْقى |
 Bulgarian: бавя се |
 Brazilian: durar |
 Czech: přetrvávat |
 German: bleiben |
 Danish: forblive; fortsætte |
 Greek: ξεμένω, παραμένω, διαρκώ |
 Spanish: quedarse |
 Estonian: püsima |
 Farsi: دیر رفتن |
 Finnish: viipyä |
 French: persister |
 Hebrew: לְהִישָאֵר |
 Hindi: ठहरा रहना |
 Croatian: zadržavati se, ostajati |
 Hungarian: tart |
 Indonesian: menetap |
 Icelandic: dvelja, verða eftir |
 Italian: rimanere |
 Japanese: 長く残る |
 Korean: 좀처럼 없어지지 않다 |
 Lithuanian: laikytis, tvyroti |
 Latvian: uzkavēties; ieilgt |
 Malay: masih terbau |
 Dutch: blijven hangen |
 Norwegian: holde seg, trekke ut |
 Polish: pozostawać w tyle, trwać |
 Persian: دیر رفتن |
 Pashto: ناوخته كول |
 Portuguese: durar |
 Romanian: a persista |
 Russian: оставаться |
 Slovak: držať sa |
 Slovenian: vztrajati |
 Serbian: ostati |
 Swedish: stanna kvar |
 Thai: ยังเหลืออยู่ |
 Turkish: (bir süre daha) devam etm |
 Taiwanese: 持續 |
 Ukrainian: затримуватися |
 Urdu: لمبے وقت کے لیے رہنا |
 Vietnamese: vẫn còn lưu lại |
 Chinese: 持续 |
Get even more translations for linger...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'linger' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of linger 
