Vocabulary
Linger
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.
Urdu meaning
تاخیر، مدھم پڑ جانا، دیر لگانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- VEN though questions about the independence of the present judiciary continue to linger, Chief Justice Yahya Afridi`s plans to empower Pakistan`s district judiciary may be a promising step.
- Instead, justice was never `seen` to be done because of how the trials were conducted, and suspicions will continue to linger regarding how these convictions were secured.
- There is a strong incentive for not allowing the feelings of heightened acrimony to linger and to reinforce the military drawdown with some soft measures.
- The WTO bureau-cracy would have allowed the process of tariff negotiation to linger for years, and each country would have resisted the tariff rate!
- Alas, it seems that these disputes will continue to linger for the foreseeable future, weakening an already struggling democracy.
Synonyms
wait around, stay, remain, stay put, wait, loiter, dawdle, dally, take one’s time
Curator example
“she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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