indugiare

to linger

verb TEP Rare

Origin: From Latin indutiare, related to indutiae (truce, pause).

Also means

to dawdle, to delay

Usage Note

Indugiare is conjugated as a regular -are verb but retains the 'gi' before -a/-o endings to preserve the soft 'j' sound: indugio, indugiano. It takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses: ho indugiato. Often used with su — indugiare su un problema ('to dwell on a problem').

Examples

"Non indugiare, dobbiamo partire subito."

Natural Translation

Don't linger, we must leave immediately.

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