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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

  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.

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