Definition of loiter - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
remainstay in a place instead of leaving
- He decided to loiter at the park after school.
2.
idle standingstand around without any clear purpose
- Teenagers often loiter outside the mall.
3.
aviationTECH. hover in the air near a targetTECH.
- The drone will loiter over the area for surveillance.
Expressions with loiter
💡 Discover popular phrases, idioms, collocations, or phrasal verbs. Click any expression to learn more, listen to its pronunciation, or save it to your favorites.
linger in a place with a criminal purpose
The police arrested him for loitering with intent near the store.
Origin of loiter
Dutch, leuteren (to idle)
Terms with loiter included in their meaning
💡 A powerful way to uncover related words, idioms, and expressions linked by the same idea — and explore meaning beyond exact word matches.
Examples of loiter in a sentence
Tourists often loiter around the historic sites. People tend to loiter in the park during lunch hours. Security asked the group not to loiter near the entrance. The helicopter will loiter above the city for an hour. Military jets loiter to maintain a strategic advantage.
View all translations of loiter
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:traîner, errer, ...
- German:verweilen, trödeln, ...
- Italian:bighellonare, gironzolare, ...
- Spanish:merodear, vagabundear, ...
- Portuguese:permanecer, vadiar, ...
- Chinese:逗留, 闲逛, ...
- Japanese:たむろする, 旋回する, ...
- Arabic:تَسَكَّعَ, وَقَفَ مُتَبَاطِئًا, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּהוֹת, לְהִתְבַּטֵּל, ...
- Russian:задерживаться, бездельничать, ...
- Ukrainian:затримуватися, байдикувати, ...
- Hindi:मंडराना, आवारागर्दी करना, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the