s'éteindre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
Senses
s'éteindre is used for these senses in English:
- die out (idiomatic) To become extinct.
- linger (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- pass away (archaic, literary) To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more.
- trail off Of a phenomenon, voice, etc.: to slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume; also, to diminish more quickly over time.
linger — full definition
- verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.