linger
11linger — ► VERB 1) be slow or reluctant to leave. 2) (linger over) spend a long time over. 3) be slow to fade, disappear, or die. DERIVATIVES lingerer noun lingering adjective. ORIGIN from obsolete leng «p …
12Linger — Linger, Christian von L., geb. 1669, trat 1682 in die brandenburgische Artillerie, wurde 1689 Lieutenant, 1701 Capitän, 1707 Major u. nachdem er einige Feldzüge des Spanischen Erbfolgekrieges mitgemacht hatte, Oberstlieutenant. Bei der Belagerung …
13Linger — Linger, Christian von, preuß. General, geb. 1669 in Berlin, gest. daselbst 17. April 1755, trat 1689 in die brandenburgische Artillerie, zeichnete sich im Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg aus und ward 1705 geadelt. 1716 Oberst und Chef des… …
14linger — index continue (persevere), defer (put off), delay, last, loiter, pause, persist …
15linger on — index endure (last) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
16linger — (v.) c.1300, lenger reside, dwell, northern England frequentative of lengen to tarry, from O.E. lengan prolong, lengthen, from P.Gmc. *langjan to make long (Cf. O.Fris. lendza, O.H.G. lengan, Du. lengen to lengthen ), source of O.E. lang (see… …
17linger — tarry, wait, *stay, remain, abide Analogous words: *delay, procrastinate, loiter, dawdle, lag Contrasted words: hurry, hasten, precipitate, quicken, accelerate, *speed …
18linger — [liŋ′gər] vi. [North ME lengeren, freq. of lengen, to delay, stay < OE lengan, to lengthen, delay < base of lang, LONG1] 1. to continue to stay, esp. through reluctance to leave [lingering at the door] 2. to continue to live or exist… …
19linger — lin|ger [ lıŋgər ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to stay somewhere longer or spend longer doing something than necessary for your own enjoyment or benefit: linger over: I like to linger over breakfast and read the newspapers. Many students lingered… …
20linger */ — UK [ˈlɪŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈlɪŋɡər] verb [intransitive] Word forms linger : present tense I/you/we/they linger he/she/it lingers present participle lingering past tense lingered past participle lingered 1) to stay somewhere longer than is necessary, or …
