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Linger vs. Remain — What's the Difference?

Linger vs. Remain — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Linger and Remain

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Linger

To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance
Friends lingered at the picnic tables, chatting. ].

Remain

To continue in the same state or condition
These matters remain in doubt.

Linger

(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.

Remain

To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind
We are remaining at home.

Linger

(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
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Remain

To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others
Only a few trees remained after the storm. ].

Linger

To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

Remain

That which is left; relic; remainder.

Linger

To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.
Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind.
Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained.

Remain

(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.

Linger

To protract; to draw out.
She lingers my desires.

Remain

Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.

Linger

To spend or pass in a lingering manner; - with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed.

Remain

(obsolete) State of remaining; stay.

Linger

Remain present although waning or gradually dying;
Her perfume lingered on

Remain

To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
I like to make more than enough food if I have people round for dinner, so I can eat my way through what remains in the following days.

Linger

Be about;
The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Remain

(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.

Linger

Leave slowly and hesitantly

Remain

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

Linger

Take one's time; proceed slowly

Remain

To await; to be left to.

Linger

Move to and fro;
The shy student lingered in the corner

Remain

(copulative) To continue in a state of being.
There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
The light remained red for two full minutes.

Remain

To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Gather up the fragments that remain.
Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
That . . . remains to be proved.

Remain

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
Remain a widow at thy father's house.
Childless thou art; childless remain.

Remain

To await; to be left to.
The easier conquest now remains thee.

Remain

State of remaining; stay.
Which often, since my here remain in England,I 've seen him do.

Remain

That which is left; relic; remainder; - chiefly in the plural.
When this remain of horror has entirely subsided.

Remain

That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Old warriors whose adored remainsIn weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains!

Remain

The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's

Remain

Stay the same; remain in a certain state;
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
Rest assured
Stay alone
He remained unmoved by her tears
The bad weather continued for another week

Remain

Continue in a place, position, or situation;
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
Stay with me, please
Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
She continued as deputy mayor for another year

Remain

Be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.;
There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war

Remain

Stay behind;
The smell stayed in the room
The hostility remained long after they made up

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