The difference between Abide and Linger

When used as verbs, abide means to endure without yielding, whereas linger means to stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.


check bellow for the other definitions of Abide and Linger

  1. Abide as a verb (transitive):

    To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.

    Examples:

    "The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly."

  2. Abide as a verb (transitive):

    To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.

  3. Abide as a verb (transitive):

    To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.

  4. Abide as a verb:

    Examples:

    "The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules."

  5. Abide as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To wait in expectation.

  6. Abide as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To pause; to delay.

  7. Abide as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.

  8. Abide as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.

  9. Abide as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To endure; to remain; to last.

  10. Abide as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.

  11. Abide as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.

  12. Abide as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

  1. Linger as a verb (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.

  2. Linger as a verb (intransitive):

    To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.

  3. Linger as a verb (intransitive, often followed by {{m, on):

    }} To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.