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to stay longer than necessaryHe decided to linger at the party even after everyone else had left.
He chose to stay at the party even after all the other guests had departed.to stay in a place longer than necessary, often because of reluctance to leave
Don't linger too long.
Don't stay too long.The smell seemed to linger.
The smell seemed to persist.We lingered by the sea.
We stayed by the sea for a while.linger on
to continue to exist or happen for longer than is usual or expectedlinger in
to remain in a place for a long timelinger around
to stay in a place without doing anything in particularloiter
dawdle
remain
