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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•ger /ˈlɪŋgɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to remain in a place longer than is usual or expected:They lingered over their coffee for a few minutes.
- to continue to exist but with lessened strength:Old hatreds lingered after the war.
lin•ger•er, n. [countable] lin•ger•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•ger (ling′gər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave:We lingered awhile after the party.
- to remain alive;
continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc.:She lingered a few months after the heart attack. Such practices still linger among the older natives. - to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment:to linger over the beauty of a painting.
- to be tardy in action;
delay;
dawdle:to linger in discharging one's duties. - to walk slowly;
saunter along.
v.t. - to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually fol. by away or out):We lingered away the whole summer at the beach.
- [Archaic.]to draw out or protract.
- Middle English lengeren to dwell, remain (somewhere), frequentative of lengen, Old English lengan to delay, prolong, literally, lengthen. See long1, -er6 1250–1300
- 1, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tarry.
- 1, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loiter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: linger /ˈlɪŋɡə/ vb (mainly intr)- to delay or prolong departure
- to go in a slow or leisurely manner; saunter
- to remain just alive for some time prior to death
- to persist or continue, esp in the mind
- to be slow to act; dither; procrastinate
Etymology: 13th Century (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, from lengen to prolong, from Old English lengan; related to Old Norse lengja; see long1ˈlingerer n ˈlingering adj ˈlingeringly adv |