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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
linger
1. remain present although waning or gradually dying (Freq. 3)
- Her perfume lingered on
• Hypernyms:
persist, remain, stay
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. be about (Freq. 2)
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
• Syn:
loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf,
loaf, hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk,
mill about, mill around
• Derivationally related forms:
lingerer, lounger (for: lounge), loiterer (for: loiter)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
prowl, lurch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. leave slowly and hesitantly (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
tarry
• Derivationally related forms:
tarriance (for: tarry)
• Hypernyms:
leave, go forth, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
4. take one's time;
proceed slowly (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
dawdle
• Ant:
rush
• See Also:
linger over
• Derivationally related forms:
dawdler (for: dawdle)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
5. move to and fro
- The shy student lingered in the corner
• Syn:
hover
• Hypernyms:
hesitate, waver, waffle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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