longest

1. 1
   adjective

   Superlative of long. Use this to point to the one thing that has more length than all the others.

   The Nile is one of the longest rivers in the world.

   She picked the longest piece of string from the box.

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2. 2
   adverb

   Superlative of long. Use this when something lasts or reaches further than all the rest.

   Of all the guests, he stayed longest at the party.

   She held her breath the longest in the swimming game.

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3. 3
   verbarchaic

   Second-person singular simple present of long. An old way of saying "you wish for" or "you yearn," used with "thou."

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