"linger" meaning in Anglais

See linger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ\, \ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ\, \ˈlɪŋ.ɡə\ Forms: to linger [infinitive], lingers [present, third-person, singular], lingered [preterite], lingered [participle, past], lingering [participle, present]
  1. Demeurer, s’attarder, persister.
    Sense id: fr-linger-en-verb-47U-Biim Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lingerer, linger on

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes intransitifs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lingerer"
    },
    {
      "word": "linger on"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du vieil anglais lingan."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to linger",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingers",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingered",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingered",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingering",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚ.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "To linger is “to stay” or “to remain”.",
          "translation": "To linger veut dire « rester » ou « demeurer »."
        },
        {
          "text": "I like to linger in my garden after I have finished working there.",
          "translation": "J’aime flâner dans mon jardin après avoir fini d’y travailler."
        },
        {
          "text": "In the shadow of an archway nearly opposite, leading to one of the many passages which diverged from the main street, there lingered one, who, having taken up his position when the twilight first came on, still maintained it with undiminished patience, (The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens)",
          "translation": "En face, sous une voûte ténébreuse menant à l’un des passages qui partaient de la rue, se tenait en observation un individu aposté en ce lieu depuis le commencement de la soirée et qui y était resté sans perdre patience, le dos appuyé contre le mur, comme un homme qui a longtemps à attendre, et qui en a l’habitude."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Demeurer, s’attarder, persister."
      ],
      "id": "fr-linger-en-verb-47U-Biim"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɪŋ.ɡə\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "intransitive"
  ],
  "word": "linger"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Verbes en anglais",
    "Verbes intransitifs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lingerer"
    },
    {
      "word": "linger on"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du vieil anglais lingan."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to linger",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingers",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingered",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingered",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingering",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈlɪŋ.gɚ.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "To linger is “to stay” or “to remain”.",
          "translation": "To linger veut dire « rester » ou « demeurer »."
        },
        {
          "text": "I like to linger in my garden after I have finished working there.",
          "translation": "J’aime flâner dans mon jardin après avoir fini d’y travailler."
        },
        {
          "text": "In the shadow of an archway nearly opposite, leading to one of the many passages which diverged from the main street, there lingered one, who, having taken up his position when the twilight first came on, still maintained it with undiminished patience, (The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens)",
          "translation": "En face, sous une voûte ténébreuse menant à l’un des passages qui partaient de la rue, se tenait en observation un individu aposté en ce lieu depuis le commencement de la soirée et qui y était resté sans perdre patience, le dos appuyé contre le mur, comme un homme qui a longtemps à attendre, et qui en a l’habitude."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Demeurer, s’attarder, persister."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɪŋ.ɡə\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "intransitive"
  ],
  "word": "linger"
}

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