χασομερώ

Greek

Etymology

From χασομέρ(ης) (chasomér(is)) +‎ ().[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.so.meˈɾo/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧σο‧με‧ρώ

Verb

χασομερώ • (chasomeró) / χασομεράω (past χασομέρησα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) to dally, to dilly-dally, to dawdle, to fanny about, to loiter, to waste time
    Near-synonym: χρονοτριβώ (chronotrivó)
  2. (intransitive) to be late (not to arrive or do something on time)
    Synonym: καθυστερώ (kathysteró)
  3. (transitive) to make (somebody) late

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ χασομερώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language