Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - linger
Linger
linger
v.intr. 1 a be slow or reluctant to depart. b stay about. c (foll. by over, on, etc.) dally (lingered over dinner; lingered on what they said). 2 (esp. of an illness) be protracted. 3 (foll. by on) (of a dying person or custom) be slow in dying; drag on feebly. Derivatives lingerer n. lingeringly adv. Etymology: ME lenger, frequent. of leng f. OE lengan f. Gmc, rel. to LENGTHEN
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verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, frequentative of lengen to prolong, from Old English lengan; akin to Old English lang long Date: 14th century intransitive verb to be slow in parting or in quitting something ; tarry , 2. to remain alive although gradually dying, to remain existent although often waning in strength, importance, or influence , to be slow to act ; procrastinate, to move slowly ; saunter, transitive verb delay, to pass (as a period of time) slowly, ~er noun ~ingly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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