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Longer   /lˈɔŋgər/   Listen
Longer

adverb
1.
For more time.
noun
1.
A person with a strong desire for something.  Synonyms: thirster, yearner.  "A thirster after blood" , "A yearner for knowledge"



Long

adjective
(compar. longer; superl. longest)
1.
Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.  "A long boring speech" , "A long time" , "A long friendship" , "A long game" , "Long ago" , "An hour long"  Antonym: short.
2.
Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified.  "A long distance" , "Contained many long words" , "Ten miles long"  Antonym: short.
3.
Of relatively great height.  "Looked out the long French windows"
4.
Good at remembering.  Synonyms: recollective, retentive, tenacious.  "Tenacious memory"  Antonym: unretentive.
5.
Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices.  "A long position in gold"  Antonym: short.
6.
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration.  Antonym: short.
7.
Involving substantial risk.
8.
Planning prudently for the future.  Synonyms: farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, longsighted, prospicient.  "Took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
9.
Having or being more than normal or necessary:.  "In long supply"



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