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linger

/ˈlɪŋɡə/LING-gur
/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/LING-gur

Meaninglong

Common meaning: remain longer than expected

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishlang‘long’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftslong → delay or remainlengen‘delay or remain’source
  3. Englishlinger‘remain longer than expected’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English lang ‘long’.

Roots

  • lang Old English “long”

Related words

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