Loiter

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈlɔɪtə(ɹ)

Definitions

A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose.

Equivalents

18 more languages

العربيةتريث

Azərbaycan diliveyillənmək

Българскимотая се

Češtinalelkovat okounět

فارسیوایستادن

Suomimaleksia munia roikkuaseisoksia vetelehtiä

Magyarácsorog álldogál

Íslenskaslóra

Italianoaggirarsi attardarsi bighellonaregironzolare indugiare oziare sostare vagabondare

Latinamoror sedeo

नेपालीडुल्नु

Nederlandsrondhangen

Polskikręcić się łazęgować sterczećszlajać się szwendać się wałęsać się włóczyć się

Portuguêsvadiar

Русскийоколачиваться ошиваться торчать

Svenskadrälla hänga lulla

தமிழ்லாந்து

Tiếng Việtla cà

Examples

“Oh, Sir, we just got up in the morning and had a loiter and a pipe on the green; then we got our breakfasts; […]”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

loiter time loiter-sack loiterature Loitered Loiterer Loitering

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