# longest

Pronunciation: US say "LAWNG-guhst" /ˈlɔŋɡəst/; UK say "LONG-guhst" /ˈlɒŋɡəst/

## Adjective

1. Superlative of long. — superlative form of long: most long
   - Simple: Superlative of long. Use this to point to the one thing that has more length than all the others.
   - _This bridge holds the record as the longest in the country._
   - _Her speech was the longest of the entire ceremony._

## Adverb

2. Superlative of long. — superlative form of long: most long
   - Simple: Superlative of long. Use this when something lasts or reaches further than all the rest.
   - _Among all the candidates, she campaigned longest before election day._
   - _The drought lasted longest in the southern valleys._

## Verb

3. Second-person singular simple present of long. Archaic, used with thou. *(archaic)* — second-person singular simple present indicative of long
   - Simple: Second-person singular simple present of long. An old way of saying "you wish for" or "you yearn," used with "thou."

## Origin

Formed from "long" with the superlative ending "-est."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/longest (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).