longer

Definition of Longer in English :

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Noun

1. longer, thirster, yearner

a person with a strong desire for something

Example Sentences:
'a longer for money'
'a thirster after blood'
'a yearner for knowledge'

Adverb

2. longer

for more time

Example Sentences:
'can I stay bit longer?'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Longer

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adverb

1. no longer

2. not for much longer

Longer

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adj. long·er, long·est

1.

a. Extending or traveling a relatively great distance.

b. Having relatively great height; tall.

c. Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door.

2. Of relatively great duration: a long time.

3. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long.

4. Made up of many members or items: a long shopping list.

5.

a. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game.

b. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long.

6. Tediously protracted; lengthy: a long speech.

7. Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching: took a long view of the geopolitical issues.

8. Involving substantial chance; risky: long odds.

9. Having an abundance or excess of: "politicians whose résumés are long on competence" (Margaret Garrard Warner).

10. Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price: long on soybeans.

11.

a. Linguistics Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant.

b. Grammar Relating to or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, ) that are tense vowels or diphthongs.

12. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.

adv. longer, longest

1. During or for an extended period of time: The promotion was long due.

2. At or to a considerable distance; far: She walked long past the end of the trail.

3. Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: hit the return long.

4. For or throughout a specified period: They talked all night long.

5. At a point of time distant from that referred to: That event took place long before we were born.

6. Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market.

n.

1. A long time: This won't take long.

2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant.

3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.

4.

a. A garment size for a tall person.

b. longs Trousers extending to the feet or ankles.

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