c. 1300, lenger "reside, dwell," northern England frequentative of lengen "to tarry," from Old English lengan "prolong, lengthen," from Proto-Germanic *langjan "to m [..]

to stay longer than anticipated.

remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on" loiter: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square& [..]

to hang about; to delay leaving

zamen zikh

(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter. * '''1859''', , ''A Tale of Two Cities'', ch. 15: *: His tone [..]