LEARNit Dictionary
linger
verb
/ˈlɪŋɡə(r)/
UK
/ˈlɪŋɡər/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to continue to exist for longer than expected
باقی ماندن, دوام آوردن, از بین نرفتن
2
C1+
to stay somewhere for longer because you do not want to leave; to spend a long time doing something
ماندن, درنگ کردن, طولانی ماندن
She lingered for a few minutes to talk to Nick.
We lingered over breakfast on the terrace.
3
to continue to look at somebody/something or think about something for longer than usual
درنگ کردن, تأمل کردن
His eyes lingered on the diamond ring on her finger.
4
to stay alive but become weaker
آهسته از بین رفتن
He lingered on for several months after the heart attack.