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loiter
loi·ter L0233900 (loi′tər)intr.v. loi·tered, loi·ter·ing, loi·ters 1. a. To stand idly about; linger without any purpose.b. Law To violate a law or ordinance that prohibits persons from remaining in a given location without a clear purpose for an extended period of time, especially when behaving in a manner indicating a possible threat to persons or property in the vicinity.2. To hover over or remain near an area: Fog loitered over the mountains. A jet loitered in the sky near the airbase.3. To proceed slowly or with many stops: loitered all the way home.4. To act slowly or with leisure; take one's time: "The organist loitered over the keys, making sure of his mastery of the coming Sabbath anthem" (O. Henry).
[Middle English loitren, probably from Middle Dutch loteren, to totter, be loose.]
loi′ter·er n.loiter (ˈlɔɪtə) vb (intr) to stand or act aimlessly or idly[C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch löteren to wobble: perhaps related to Old English lūtian to lurk] ˈloiterer n ˈloitering n, adjloi•ter (ˈlɔɪ tər)
v.i. 1. to linger aimlessly or as if aimlessly in or about a place. 2. to move in a slow, idle manner. 3. to waste time or dawdle over work. v.t. 4. to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usu. fol. by away): to loiter away the afternoon in daydreaming. [1300–50; Middle English loteren, loytren] loi′ter•er, n. loi′ter•ing•ly, adv. syn: loiter, dally, dawdle, idle imply moving or acting slowly, stopping for unimportant reasons, and in general wasting time. To loiter is to linger aimlessly: to loiter outside a building. To dally is to loiter indecisively or to delay as if free from care or responsibility: to dally on the way home. To dawdle is to saunter, stopping often, and taking a great deal of time, or to fritter away time working in a halfhearted way: to dawdle over a task. To idle is to move slowly and aimlessly, or to spend time doing nothing: to idle away the hours. loiter
Past participle: loitered
Gerund: loitering
| Present |
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| I loiter | | you loiter | | he/she/it loiters | | we loiter | | you loiter | | they loiter |
| Preterite |
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| I loitered | | you loitered | | he/she/it loitered | | we loitered | | you loitered | | they loitered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am loitering | | you are loitering | | he/she/it is loitering | | we are loitering | | you are loitering | | they are loitering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have loitered | | you have loitered | | he/she/it has loitered | | we have loitered | | you have loitered | | they have loitered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was loitering | | you were loitering | | he/she/it was loitering | | we were loitering | | you were loitering | | they were loitering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had loitered | | you had loitered | | he/she/it had loitered | | we had loitered | | you had loitered | | they had loitered |
| Future |
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| I will loiter | | you will loiter | | he/she/it will loiter | | we will loiter | | you will loiter | | they will loiter |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have loitered | | you will have loitered | | he/she/it will have loitered | | we will have loitered | | you will have loitered | | they will have loitered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be loitering | | you will be loitering | | he/she/it will be loitering | | we will be loitering | | you will be loitering | | they will be loitering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been loitering | | you have been loitering | | he/she/it has been loitering | | we have been loitering | | you have been loitering | | they have been loitering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been loitering | | you will have been loitering | | he/she/it will have been loitering | | we will have been loitering | | you will have been loitering | | they will have been loitering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been loitering | | you had been loitering | | he/she/it had been loitering | | we had been loitering | | you had been loitering | | they had been loitering |
| Conditional |
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| I would loiter | | you would loiter | | he/she/it would loiter | | we would loiter | | you would loiter | | they would loiter |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have loitered | | you would have loitered | | he/she/it would have loitered | | we would have loitered | | you would have loitered | | they would have loitered |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  loiter - 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, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lollygag, lounge, lurk, linger, loafbe - 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 |
loiterverb linger, idle, loaf, saunter, delay, stroll, lag, dally, loll, dawdle, skulk, dilly-dally (informal), hang about or around unemployed young men loitering at the entrance to the factory.loiterverb1. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail.Idioms: drag one's feet, mark time, take one's time.2. To pass time without working or in avoiding work:bum (around), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk.Slang: diddle, goldbrick, goof (off).Translationsloiter (ˈloitə) verb to proceed, work etc slowly or to stand doing nothing in particular. They were loitering outside the ship. 閒逛，遊蕩 消磨时光，闲荡，徘徊 loitering nounThey were arrested for loitering (= moving around or waiting suspiciously in a public place); No loitering! 閒逛，遊蕩 闲荡，徘徊 loiter
loiter with intent1. obsolete In law, to stand or wait idly in a location with the intent to commit an offence. Primarily heard in UK. The police officers arrested the two men, accusing them of loitering with intent to rob tourists coming out of the nearby pubs.2. By extension, to stand idly in one spot while waiting for something to occur. Primarily heard in UK. We just had to stand there by the kerbside loitering with intent while we waited for him to pick us up.See also: intent, loiterloiter aroundTo waste time being idle; to spend time doing little or nothing. Quit loitering around and help me take out the trash! After the stressful week that I had, I'm looking forward to just loitering around the house for the weekend.See also: around, loiterloiter away1. To be idle or slothful; to be totally inactive. I don't want you loitering away on this sofa for the whole weekend, young man! After a long week of work, there's nothing I like better than to loiter away for a while with some video games or movies.2. To pass a certain amount or period of time by being very lazy or idle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "loiter" and "away." Too many kids just loiter the summer away in front of their computers or televisions. You really need to be working on your college applications, not loitering away your weekends with your friends.See also: away, loiterloiter over (something)1. To delay in doing or accomplishing something. Time will be extremely tight in this exam, so don't loiter over any questions you can't figure out. Don't loiter over your decision too long, or they might withdraw their generous offer.2. To spend a lavish or excessive amount of time doing or enjoying something. I love watching her loiter over each cigarette as if it were the last one she'll ever have. With how frantic life is these days, I think it's important to loiter over things we enjoy, such as good food or drinks.See also: loiter, overloiter aroundto idle somewhere; to hang around. Stop loitering around! Get going! The kids were loitering around for most of the summer.See also: around, loiterloiter over somethingto dawdle or linger over something. Don't loiter over your meal. I want to start the dishwasher. I wish you wouldn't loiter over your chores.See also: loiter, overloiter something awayto idle away a period of time. Those boys will loiter half their lives away. They loitered away their summer vacation.See also: away, loiterloiter with intent stand or wait around with the intention of committing an offence. British This is a legal phrase which derives from an 1891 Act of Parliament; it is also used figuratively and humorously of anyone who is waiting around for some unspecified purpose.See also: intent, loiterloiter
saunterAn air-intercept code meaning, “Fly for best endurance.” Also called loiter.loiter
loiterv. to linger or hang around in a public place or business where one has no particular or legal purpose. In many states, cities, and towns there are statutes or ordinances against loitering by which the police can arrest someone who refuses to "move along." There is a question as to whether such laws are constitutional. However, there is often another criminal statute or ordinance which can be applied specifically to control aggressive begging, soliciting prostitution, drug dealing, blocking entries to stores, public drunkenness, or being a public nuisance. loiter
Synonyms for loiterverb lingerSynonyms- linger
- idle
- loaf
- saunter
- delay
- stroll
- lag
- dally
- loll
- dawdle
- skulk
- dilly-dally
- hang about or around
Synonyms for loiterverb to go or move slowly so that progress is hinderedSynonyms- dally
- dawdle
- delay
- dilly-dally
- drag
- lag
- linger
- poke
- procrastinate
- tarry
- trail
verb to pass time without working or in avoiding workSynonyms- bum
- idle
- laze
- loaf
- lounge
- shirk
- diddle
- goldbrick
- goof
Synonyms for loiterverb be aboutSynonyms- footle
- hang around
- lallygag
- mess about
- mill about
- mill around
- tarry
- lollygag
- lounge
- lurk
- linger
- loaf
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