Loiter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɔɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɔɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɔɪtə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɔɪɾɚ/.

Examples

The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mill about tarry mill around footle lollygag mess about loaf lallygag lurk linger hang around lounge

Parts of Speech

verb	be about “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”

Word Forms

loiterer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
lounger	noun	someone who wastes time
lingerer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bummeln

ungefähr sein

🇫🇷French

flâner

être à propos

🇪🇸Spanish

holgazanear

estar a mano

🇮🇹Italian

bighellonare

essere circa

🇳🇱Dutch

rondhangen

ongeveer zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

vadiar

estar prestes

🇷🇺Russian

слоняться без дела

быть о

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवारागर्दी करने वाला

के बारे में हो

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைந்து திரிபவர்

பற்றி இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంచరించేవాడు

గురించి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फिरणे

बद्दल असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાલવું

વિશે હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಾಡುವವನು

ಸುಮಾರು ಎಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്നവൻ

ഏകദേശം ആയിരിക്കും

🇵🇰Urdu

لوٹنے والا

کے بارے میں ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

游荡

大约

🇯🇵Japanese

徘徊者

についてである

🇰🇷Korean

배회하는 사람

대략이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi lang thang

về

🇹🇭Thai

พะเน้าพะนึง

เป็นเรื่องเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkeliaran

menjadi tentang

🇵🇭Filipino

tambay

maging tungkol sa

🇲🇾Malay

melepak

kira-kira

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسكع

يكون حول

🇮🇷Persian

سرگردان

در مورد باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

aylaklık

hakkında olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשׁוֹטֵט

להיות בערך

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'loiter'?

The primary meaning of 'loiter' is 'be about'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'loiter' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'loiter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'loiter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'loiter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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