loiter – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of loiter

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to loiter
Participle: loitered
Gerund: loitering

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of loiter

Indicative

Present

Iloiter
youloiter
he;she;itloiters
weloiter
youloiter
theyloiter

Perfect

Ihave loitered
youhave loitered
he;she;ithas loitered
wehave loitered
youhave loitered
theyhave loitered

Past

Iloitered
youloitered
he;she;itloitered
weloitered
youloitered
theyloitered

Pluperfect

Ihad loitered
youhad loitered
he;she;ithad loitered
wehad loitered
youhad loitered
theyhad loitered

Future

Iwill loiter
youwill loiter
he;she;itwill loiter
wewill loiter
youwill loiter
theywill loiter

Future Perfect

Iwill have loitered
youwill have loitered
he;she;itwill have loitered
wewill have loitered
youwill have loitered
theywill have loitered

Subjunctive

Present

Iloiter
youloiter
he;she;itloiter
weloiter
youloiter
theyloiter

Perfect

Ihave loitered
youhave loitered
he;she;ithave loitered
wehave loitered
youhave loitered
theyhave loitered

Imperfect

Iloitered
youloitered
he;she;itloitered
weloitered
youloitered
theyloitered

Pluperfect

Ihad loitered
youhad loitered
he;she;ithad loitered
wehad loitered
youhad loitered
theyhad loitered

Conditional

Present

Iwould loiter
youwould loiter
he;she;itwould loiter
wewould loiter
youwould loiter
theywould loiter

Perfect

Iwould have loitered
youwould have loitered
he;she;itwould have loitered
wewould have loitered
youwould have loitered
theywould have loitered

Imperative

youloiter
weLet's loiter
youloiter

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam loitering
youare loitering
he;she;itis loitering
weare loitering
youare loitering
theyare loitering

Perfect

Ihave been loitering
youhave been loitering
he;she;ithas been loitering
wehave been loitering
youhave been loitering
theyhave been loitering

Past

Iwas loitering
youwere loitering
he;she;itwas loitering
wewere loitering
youwere loitering
theywere loitering

Pluperfect

Ihad been loitering
youhad been loitering
he;she;ithad been loitering
wehad been loitering
youhad been loitering
theyhad been loitering

Future

Iwill be loitering
youwill be loitering
he;she;itwill be loitering
wewill be loitering
youwill be loitering
theywill be loitering

Future Perfect

Iwill have been loitering
youwill have been loitering
he;she;itwill have been loitering
wewill have been loitering
youwill have been loitering
theywill have been loitering

Conditional

Present

Iwould be loitering
youwould be loitering
he;she;itwould be loitering
wewould be loitering
youwould be loitering
theywould be loitering

Perfect

Iwould have been loitering
youwould have been loitering
he;she;itwould have been loitering
wewould have been loitering
youwould have been loitering
theywould have been loitering

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'loiter'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'loiter'

blooter, bluiter, cloister, clotter, copter, cotter, footer, foster, gaiter, hotter,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loiter
while
to waste time
dally, diddle, piddle
waste time
diddle, footle
to be sluggish
drumble
To be slow or dilatory
forslow
to be idle
arse about, arse around, bludge, bum around, cabbage, clown around, dawdle, dick about, dick around, dilly-dally, drumble, faff, faff about, faff around, fanny about, fanny around, fart about, fart around, fiddle about, fiddle around, fool about, fool around, footle, goof around, goof off, hang about, hang around, hang out, horse around, idle, jerk off, lallygag, laze, laze about, laze around, linger, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, lollygag, mess around, mill about, mill around, muck about, muck around, tarry, waste time, while
To be slow or dilatory; loiter.
forslow
To hang out
lamp
To do nothing; to be inactive in a situation.
stand by
linger
loaf, tarry, dally, lag, trail, delay, idle, dawdle

Antonyms

to be idle
energize, leave, make a move, scraffle, scramble, take action, work
linger
hasten, hurry, speed, dash

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1362 (implied in loitering), from M.Du. loteren "be loose or erratic, shake, totter" like a loose tooth or a sail in a storm. In modern Du., leuteren "to delay, linger, loiter over one's work." Probably cognate with O.E. lutian "lurk," and related to O.E. loddere "beggar," O.H.G. lotar "empty, vain," Ger. Lotterbube "vagabond, rascal," O.E. lyðre "base, bad, wicked."
2. From Middle English loitren, from Middle Dutch loteren ("to shake, wag, wobble"; > modern Dutch leuteren (“to dawdle, ramble”)), ultimately connected with a frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bend, stoop, cower, shrink from, decline”), see lout. Cognate with Dutch leuteren (“to dawdle”), Alemannic German lottern (“to wobble”), German lottern (“live a slovenly life”). More at lout, little. See: Dutch 'leuteren', Proto-Germanic '*lūtaną', Dutch 'leuteren', German, old spelling 'lottern'.

Verbs referencing "loiter"

Dutch leuteren, German, old spelling lottern.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Why have you been loitering so, Sam ? I sent Andy to tell you to hurry. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] were thickest. He was ‘going, ’ he added, to St. Louis, to fetch his family, whom he had left behind; but he seemed in no great hurry to bring on these incumbrances, for when we moved away, he loitered back into the cabin, and was plainly bent on stopping there so long as his money lasted. He was a great politician of course, and explained his opinions at some length to one of our company; but I [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Occasionally, when we stop to change, some two or three half-drunken loafers will come loitering out with their hands in their pockets, or will be seen kicking their heels in rocking-chairs, or lounging on the window-sill, or sitting on a rail within the colonnade: they have not often anything [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)