viipyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

viipyä is used for these senses in English:

• linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
• stay (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
• stop (intransitive) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
• tarry (intransitive) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
• tarry (transitive) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.

linger — full definition

1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

stay — full definition

1. verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
2. verb To continue being in a particular state or condition.
3. verb To delay or postpone, especially a legal punishment.
4. noun A period of time spent somewhere.
5. noun A legal order that postpones a court proceeding or ruling.

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