linger

Significado (Inglés)

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

demorarse

tardar

quedarse atrás

bribonear

be slow

take a long time

pass time

persist

waste time

dwell on

be tardy

saunter

wait a little

loiter about

continue to exist

stroll about

turn aside

walk to and fro

wander about

hover above

be uneasy

be dilatory

hold back affectedly

linger over

by extension

aberrant

anxious

be late

be left

drag one’s feet

drag one’s heels

Frecuencia

Con guión como

lin‧ger

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/

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).