linger
Senso (Inglese)
- (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
- (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, often) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
Concetti
restare vivo
aspettare un po'
pazientare un po'
sinonimi
be slow
take a long time
pass time
dwell on
be tardy
wait a little
loiter about
continue to exist
Traduzioni
attarder
verweilen
permanecer
demorarse
χρονοτριβώ
oyalanmak
demorar-seFrequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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).
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