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заде́рживаться — meaning in English

zaderzhivatsya

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English meaning

  • linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.

Senses

заде́рживаться 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 behind (idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave.

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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