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1 linger
'liŋɡə1) (to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time: The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.) holde seg, trekke ut2) (to proceed slowly or delay: We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures.) dvele, nølenøleverb \/ˈlɪŋɡə\/1) drøye, bli igjen2) trekke ut, somle3) slentre, drive4) nøle, dveleit lingers on ( om lukt e.l.) det sitter ilinger about drive omkring, slentre rundtlinger away sløse bort, forspille, kaste bortlinger on leve videre (på tross av sykdom), holde seg i liveleve fremdeles, fortsette, forblidrøye med, somle medlinger out forhale, dra ut tidenlinger over ( overført) somle med, drøye med
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linger — ► VERB 1) be slow or reluctant to leave. 2) (linger over) spend a long time over. 3) be slow to fade, disappear, or die. DERIVATIVES lingerer noun lingering adjective. ORIGIN from obsolete leng «p … English terms dictionary
linger — verb (I) 1 to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leave (+ over/on etc): They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus. 2 (always + adv/prep) to continue looking at or dealing with something for longer than… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
linger — verb ADVERB ▪ long ▪ still ▪ forever ▪ It will linger forever in the minds of many people. ▪ on ▪ … Collocations dictionary
linger — verb be slow or reluctant to leave. ↘(linger over) spend a long time over. ↘(usu. linger on) be slow to disappear or die. Derivatives lingerer noun lingering adjective lingeringly adverb Origin ME: frequentative of obs. leng prolong , of Gmc… … English new terms dictionary
linger — verb To stay or remain. I like to linger in my garden after I have finished working there … Wiktionary
linger — verb 1) the crowd lingered for a long time Syn: wait around, stay, remain, wait, stay put; loiter, dawdle, dally, take one s time; informal stick around, hang around, hang on; archaic tarry Ant: leave 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
linger — verb 1) the crowd lingered Syn: wait (around), stand (around), remain, loiter; informal stick around, hang around/round 2) the infection can linger for years Syn: persist, continue, remain, stay, endure … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
linger — verb (lingered; lingering) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, frequentative of lengen to prolong, from Old English lengan; akin to Old English lang long Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to be slow in parting or … New Collegiate Dictionary
linger over — verb delay • Syn: ↑dwell on • Hypernyms: ↑hesitate, ↑waver, ↑waffle • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
linger — lin|ger [ lıŋgər ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to stay somewhere longer or spend longer doing something than necessary for your own enjoyment or benefit: linger over: I like to linger over breakfast and read the newspapers. Many students lingered… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
linger */ — UK [ˈlɪŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈlɪŋɡər] verb [intransitive] Word forms linger : present tense I/you/we/they linger he/she/it lingers present participle lingering past tense lingered past participle lingered 1) to stay somewhere longer than is necessary, or … English dictionary