linger – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of linger

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to linger
Participle: lingered
Gerund: lingering

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of linger

Indicative

Present

Ilinger
youlinger
he;she;itlingers
welinger
youlinger
theylinger

Perfect

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

Past

Ilingered
youlingered
he;she;itlingered
welingered
youlingered
theylingered

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ilinger
youlinger
he;she;itlinger
welinger
youlinger
theylinger

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ilingered
youlingered
he;she;itlingered
welingered
youlingered
theylingered

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youlinger
weLet's linger
youlinger

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'linger'

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 'linger'

finger, ginger, linge, linker, anger, bigger, binner, blinder, blinker, cinder,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to stay or remain in a place or situation
abide, eld, retard, stay, tarry, wait
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, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, loiter, lollygag, mess around, mill about, mill around, muck about, muck around, tarry, waste time, while
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
remain
delay
lag, tarry, dawdle, trail, loiter, diddle, remain
saunter
amble, drift, stroll, mope

Antonyms

delay
hasten, speed, expedite, dispatch

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, lenger "reside, dwell," freq. of lengen "to tarry," from O.E. lengan "prolong, lengthen," from P.Gmc. *langijanan (cf. Du. lengen "to lengthen"), source of O.E. lang "long."
2. From Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen (“to stay, dwell, tarry”), from Old English lenġan (“to lengthen, delay, extend”), from Proto-West Germanic *langijan, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną (compare West Frisian lingje (“to linger”), Dutch lengen, German längen, Icelandic lengja (“to lengthen”)), related to the root of English long. Equivalent to linge or long + -er (frequentative verb suffix). See: Middle English 'lengeren', Proto-Germanic '*langijaną', Dutch 'lengen', German, old spelling 'längen', Icelandic 'lengja'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] up, ‘OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. ’ They tempt the hungry most at night, for then dull candles glimmering inside, illuminate these dainty words, and make the mouths of idlers water, as they read and linger. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and we go hoarsely on again. There they stand yet, without the motion of a hand. I can see them through my glass, when, in the distance and increasing darkness, they are mere specks to the eye: lingering there still: the old woman in the old chair, and all the rest about her: not stirring in the least degree. And thus I slowly lose them. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The time is one o’clock at noon. The scene, a place where we are to stay and dine, on this journey. The coach drives up to the door of an inn. The day is warm, and there are several idlers lingering about the tavern, and waiting for the public dinner. Among them, is a stout gentleman in a brown hat, swinging himself to and fro in a rocking-chair on the pavement. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] so beautiful that he wished to think of no future. It was like that hush of spirit which we feel amid the bright, mild woods of autumn, when the bright hectic flush is on the trees, and the last lingering flowers by the brook; and we joy in it all the more, because we know that soon it will all pass away. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ You may go, boys, ” said George, slipping a quarter into the hand of each. They lingered about, however. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Arrayed in a new calico dress, with clean, white apron, and high, well-starched turban, her black polished face glowing with satisfaction, she lingered, with needless punctiliousness, around the arrangements of the table, merely as an excuse for talking a little to her mistress. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)