hinauszögern — meaning in English

English meaning

• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• prolong verb To make something last longer than it otherwise would.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

hinauszögern is used for these senses in English:

• linger (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
• prolong (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
• tarry (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

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.

prolong — full definition

1. verb To make something last longer than it otherwise would.
2. verb To put something off until a later time; to delay.

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