linger

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ (Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada, pre-/ŋ/ tensing) IPA(key): /ˈliŋɡɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋɡə/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡə(ɹ) Hyphenation: lin‧ger === Verb === linger (third-person singular simple present lingers, present participle lingering, simple past and past participle lingered) (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. Synonyms: abide, loiter, tarry; see also Thesaurus:tarry (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually. (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ringel, Ringle == French == === Etymology === From linge +‎ -ier (with elision of -i- after palatal). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛ̃.ʒe/ === Noun === linger m (plural lingers, feminine lingère) linenkeeper === Further reading === “linger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ligner