linger
1 verb of smell, feeling, illness, etc INTRANSITIVEthe smell lingered in the room mhair an boladh sa seomra, d'fhan rian den bholadh sa seomraits influence lingered into the twentieth century mhair an tionchar a bhí aige isteach san fhichiú haois, bhí a thionchar le brath isteach san fhichiú haois 2 verb stay longer than you need INTRANSITIVEfan timpeall PhrV fan thart croch thartwe used to linger a while after the game d'fhanaimis thart ar feadh tamaill i ndiaidh an chluiche, ba ghnách linn crochadh thart tar éis an chluicheI heard something which made me linger at the door chuala mé rud éigin a thug orm fanacht tamaillín ag an dorasTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb live longer than expected INTRANSITIVEhe lingered for a week before he died choinnigh sé greim ar an mbeatha ar feadh seachtaine sular bhásaigh sé