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linger(dictionary)

linger (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: leng 'to lengthen, delay' (11-16 centuries), from Old English lengan]
also linger on
to continue to exist, be noticeable etc for longer than is usual or desirable
::a taste that lingers in your mouth
::Unfortunately the tax will linger on until April.
also linger on
to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leave
linger over
::They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus.
::I spent a week at Kandersteg and could happily have lingered on.
[always + adverb/preposition] to continue looking at or dealing with something for longer than is usual or desirable
linger on/over
::Mike let his eyes linger on her face.
::There's no need to linger over this stage of the interview.
also linger on
to continue to live although you are slowly dying
::He surprised all the doctors by lingering on for several weeks.