linger

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
2. (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
3. (idiomatic, intransitive, often) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

Έννοιες

αργοπορώ

χρονοτριβώ

παρατείνομαι

βραδύνω

αργοδιαβαίνω

βραδυπορώ

εκπνέω βραδέως

χασομερώ

Συνώνυμα

tarry

delay

loiter

dawdle

stay

dally

procrastinate

loaf

remain

hang around

hesitate

be slow

abide

potter about

stop

🛑

bide

hang out

take a long time

pass time

persist

waste time

dwell on

be tardy

saunter

wait a little

loiter about

idle

dilly-dally

footle

lag

temporize

wait

lollygag

lounge

lurk

lallygag

mess about

hover

mill about

mill around

stray

survive

swing

trail

wander

wandering

continue to exist

lag behind

loaf around

sit around

Μεταφράσεις

attarder

indugiare

verweilen

demorarse

bleiben

permanecer

ficar

oyalanmak

demorar-se

tardar

trigar

zögern

demeurer

paresser

s’attarder

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: lengeren

Συγγενές με Δυτικά Φριζικά: lingje

Συγγενές με Ολλανδικά: lengen

Συγγενές με Γερμανικά: längen

Συγγενές με Ισλανδικά: lengja

In summary

From Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen (“to stay, dwell, tarry”), from Old English lenġan (“to lengthen, delay, extend”), from Proto-West Germanic *langijan, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną (compare West Frisian lingje (“to linger”), Dutch lengen, German längen, Icelandic lengja (“to lengthen”)), related to the root of English long. Equivalent to linge or long + -er (frequentative verb suffix).