Linger
vOne word substitutionAntonymPronunciationSSC PYQ × 4/lˈɪŋɡər/ · लिंगर
To stay longer than necessary
To stay in a place longer than necessary
to stay on for a long time
रुका रहना, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा ठहरना
देर तक टिके रहना
The smell of smoke lingered for two days.
Do not linger over an answer you cannot finish.
The smell of jasmine lingered in the room.
Daily use: Dhuen ki smell do din linger karti rahi.
Linger में 'लंगर' सुनिए — लंगर में lunch के बाद लोग वहीं टिके रहते हैं कि dinner भी यहीं करके जाएँगे। लंगर में linger करते हैं, यानी ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा देर रुकते हैं।
Hear 'langar' (a community kitchen) in LINGER: after lunch at a langar, people stay on, thinking they may as well have dinner there too. 'Langar mein linger karte hain' — they stay longer than necessary.
Linger के synonym loiter, dawdle और tarry हैं; hasten और depart इसके antonym हैं।
Linger is tested with synonyms loiter, dawdle and tarry; hasten and depart are its antonyms.