Linger
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linger¹
- /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ US
- /ˈliŋɡɚ/
- /ˈlɪŋɡə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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).
verb lingers · lingering · lingered
- To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. Still more foole I ſhall appeare / By the time I linger here
- To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually. He lingered through the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.
- To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion. Trump doesn't linger on the poll.
Linger²
proper noun Lingers
- A surname.
