linger
verb (used without object)
to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave.
have lingered
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present perfectof linger.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Its powerful algorithms feed people short videos based in part on what they already have lingered on, liked or shared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
From the start, questions have lingered over the robustness of the revision, which has seen 130 million names from across India struck off the voters' list.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Study co author Professor Chris Kirkland, also from Curtin's Timescales of Mineral Systems Group, said the research highlights how modern geochemical techniques can help resolve historical mysteries that have lingered for decades.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
Instead these problems, which have lingered since last season, are still here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
