linger vs be

linger and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linger	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of linger; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than linger:

linger: be about a place without any apparent purpose
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

linger (verb)	be (verb)
take one's time; proceed slowly	spend or use time
leave slowly and hesitantly	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
be about a place without any apparent purpose	have an existence, be extant
to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time	have life, be alive
remain present although waning or gradually dying	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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