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English verb: linger | |||
| 1. | linger (stative) remain present although waning or gradually dying | ||
| Samples | Her perfume lingered on. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persist, remain, stay | ||
| 2. | linger (stative) be about | ||
| Samples | The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square. Who is this man that is hanging around the department?. | ||
| Synonyms | footle, hang around, lallygag, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lurch, prowl | ||
| 3. | linger (motion) leave slowly and hesitantly | ||
| Synonyms | tarry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| 4. | linger (motion) take one's time; proceed slowly | ||
| Synonyms | dawdle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Antonyms | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | ||
| 5. | linger (stative) move to and fro | ||
| Samples | The shy student lingered in the corner. | ||
| Synonyms | hover | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hesitate, waffle, waver | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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