Linger vs Chase - What's the difference?
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To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
* 1859 , , A Tale of Two Cities , ch. 15:
* 1891 , , "Mrs. Manstey's View":
* 2011 April 25, Alice Park, "
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
* 1887 , , The Woodlanders , ch. 14:
* 1904 , , "Asmund and Signy" in The Brown Fairy Book :
(often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytical thinking or discussion.
* 2011 April 14, Michael Scherer, "
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
A hunt.
(uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
* 1996 , Marla Pender McGhee, Quick & Fun Learning Activities for 1 Year Olds (page 25)
* 2009 , Martin J. Levin, We Were Relentless: A Family's Journey to Overcome Disability (page 41)
(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
* Shakespeare
(nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
(real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
To pursue, to follow at speed.
To hunt.
To give chase; to hunt.
(nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
To dilute alcohol.
(cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
(baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch
(baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed
(printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
(architecture) A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring; an hollow space in the wall of a building containing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
The cavity of a mold.
(shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
To groove; indent.
To cut (the thread of a screw).
To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
In intransitive terms the difference between linger and chase
is that linger is to remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually while chase is to give chase; to hunt.As a noun chase is
the act of one who chases another; a pursuit.As a proper noun Chase is
{{surname|from=nicknames}} from a Middle English nickname for a hunter.linger
English
Verb
(en verb)- His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.
- She lingered in the window.
Upgrading the Disaster," Time :
- It takes into account . . . predictions of how long radioactive contaminants will linger in the soil and water near the nuclear facility.
- He lingered through the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.
- During his absence the queen fell ill, and after lingering for some time she died.
Trump's Political Reality Show: Will the Donald Really Run for President?," Time :
- Trump doesn't linger on the poll.
Derived terms
* lingerer * linger onchase
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) chacier, from captio. Akin to catch.Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Some children like to be caught when playing chase , and others do not.
- So we played chase up and down the concourses of the airport.
- Nay, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase , / For I myself must hunt this deer to death.
Derived terms
* cut to the chase * wild-goose chaseVerb
(chas)- to chase around after a doctor
- Chase vodka with orange juice to make a screwdriver.
- Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.
- Jones chases one out of the zone for strike two.
- The rally chased the starter.
