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lin·ger: intransitive verb
linger: verb

lin·ger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] VB intr

1. linger (remain):

after the play, we lingered in the bar

po končani igri smo se zadržali v lokalu

the smell lingered in the kitchen for days

vonj je ostal v kuhinji še več dni

to linger in the memory

ostati v spominu

2. linger (persist):

linger VB

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linger (saunter, procrastinate)

Usage examples with lingered

after the play, we lingered in the bar

po končani igri smo se zadržali v lokalu

the smell lingered in the kitchen for days

vonj je ostal v kuhinji še več dni

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Doctors were unable to help him, and he lingered on a cot in a hospital until his death in 1900. en.wikipedia.org

Minor crusading efforts lingered into the 14th century. en.wikipedia.org

He lingered for nearly a month, living long enough to hear of his promotion to the rank of major-general for distinguished service in the field. en.wikipedia.org

However, having found it much changed, they lingered for a few months and decided to venture on to the valley. en.wikipedia.org

This new name was not favoured by the fans and talk of a name change lingered for a few years before eventually falling away. en.wikipedia.org

Hostesses in pink uniforms delivered the food and lingered to help my hosts operate a large karaoke machine on the opposite side of the room. news.nationalpost.com

A jackal lingered, hopeful for leftovers, but he didn't get a look-in as one lioness led five cubs to lunch. www.telegraph.co.uk

Though the image remained only two hours before the police suspended the intervention as a public nuisance it lingered in public awareness much longer. en.wikipedia.org

However, the event lingered on in the fading and recreative memories of some of those involved. en.wikipedia.org

Later, as the war slowly slunk into the past, the recollection of disfigured bodies lingered in the nation's art, a sign of latent horror. www.ft.com

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