kalmak (gitmesi gerekirken)

Turkish - English

Definition of kalmak (gitmesi gerekirken) in Turkish English dictionary

linger

{v} to droop, loiter, hesitate, protract

{f} stay longer than usual, tarry; delay; persist, remain; be slow in dying; move slowly

leave slowly and hesitantly

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

To stay or remain

remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself. Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger

When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected. The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital

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

To protract; to draw out

take one's time; proceed slowly remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on

move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"

take one's time; proceed slowly

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

Hyphenation

kal·mak (git·me·si ge·re·kir·ken)