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- [lawng, long]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ/
- /lɒŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawng, long]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ/
Definitions of longer word
- adjective longer having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle. 1
- adjective longer having considerable duration in time: a long conversation; a long while. 1
- adjective longer extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units: eight miles long; eight hours long. 1
- adjective longer containing many items or units: a long list. 1
- adjective longer requiring a considerable time to relate, read, etc.: a long story. 1
- adjective longer extending beyond normal or moderate limits: a long, boring speech. 1
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Origin of longer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English longe, Old English lang, long; cognate with Dutch, German lang, Old Norse langr, Gothic langs, Latin longus; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the adj.; (adv.) Middle English long(e), lange, Old English longe, lange, cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German lango
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Parts of speech for Longer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
longer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
longer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for longer
adjective longer
- larger — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- better — Better is the comparative of good.
adverb longer
- withal — with it all; as well; besides.
- more — Mossi (def 2).
- farther — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- yon — Yonder; that.
- in addition — also, as well
verb longer
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- strung out — severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
- string out — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- spin out — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
Antonyms for longer
adjective longer
- shorter — something that is short.
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