go forth vs linger

linger vs go forth

go forth and linger both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go forth	No	No	Yes	No
linger	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, linger is a hyponym of go forth; that is, linger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go forth:

go forth: go away from a place
linger: leave slowly and hesitantly

Other hyponyms of go forth include go out, desert, depart, quit, take leave, pop off, walk away, walk off, walk out, come away, decamp, skip, vamoose, bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get, scram, beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out, ride away, ride off, go out, tarry, depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off, get out, pull out, rush away, rush off, break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, slip away, slip out, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away, abandon, empty, vacate.

go forth (verb)	linger (verb)
come out of	take one's time; proceed slowly
go away from a place	leave slowly and hesitantly
	be about a place without any apparent purpose
	to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
	remain present although waning or gradually dying

Difference between go forth and linger

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