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longer

USLAWNG-gur/ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/UKLONG-guh/ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/
As a nounLAWNG-ur

Noun plurallongers

3 meanings of longer

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Comparative form of long. Use this when comparing two things and one has more length or time.

    This road is longer than the one we took yesterday.

    She wanted a longer break before going back to school.

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  2. 2
    adverb
    Comparative form of long. Use this to say something lasts for more time than something else.

    We waited longer than we expected for the train.

    He can hold his breath longer than anyone in the class.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A person who strongly wishes for or wants something.

    Like someone who keeps looking out the window, wishing to be somewhere else.

    He was a hopeless longer for days that would never come back.

    As a child she was a constant longer for snow that never fell.

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Origins

Meanings 1–2

This is the comparative of "long," meaning "more long." It comes from Old English "lengra," from an older Germanic word.

Meaning 3

This comes from the verb "long," meaning "to yearn," plus the ending "-er."