traîner

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to pull, drag
  • (intransitive) to lag behind, dawdle
  • (intransitive) to lie about, sit around
  • (intransitive) to drag on, linger
  • (intransitive) to trail, drag (behind)
  • (intransitive) to hang out
  • (reflexive) to drag oneself, crawl along

Etymology

Inherited from Old French traïner inherited from Latin *tragīnāre, trahere, traho, trahō (pull, draw, I pull).

Origin

Latin

trahere, traho, trahō

Gloss

pull, draw, I pull

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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