linger

/ˈlɪŋɡər/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
lingers
past
lingered
past participle
lingered
gerund
lingering

Meaning

  1. persistir, quedarse

    • The smell of coffee lingered in the air.

      El olor a café persistió en el aire.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

persist

Near-total synonyms for continuing to exist or remain; largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

herumlungern

herumlungern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to loiter, to hang about."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa linger?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The smell of coffee ___ in the air.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a linger?

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