longer
/'lɔɳgə/
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Definition
Adverb:
- For a greater duration of time: The comparative form of "long," used to indicate an extended period relative to another or a previous state.
Noun:
- One who longs for something: A person who has a persistent, strong desire or yearning for something.
Usage and Examples
Adverb:
- Can I stay a bit longer? (Indicates a request to extend the duration of a stay.)
- He had to wait longer than expected for the results. (Compares the actual waiting time to an anticipated one.)
- This battery lasts longer. (Compares the duration of this battery's life to another.)
Noun:
- He was a longer for adventure, always dreaming of distant lands. (Describes a person characterized by a deep desire for adventure.)
- She is a longer for peace and quiet. (Identifies a person who yearns for tranquility.)
Advanced Usage
- "No longer": An adverbial phrase meaning "not anymore" or "formerly but not now."
- He no longer lives in the city. (He used to live in the city, but he does not now.)
- Used in comparative structures, often followed by "than."
- The meeting took longer than we planned.
Variants and Related Words
- Long (Adjective/Adverb/Verb): The base form.
- Adjective: Of great duration. (e.g., a long journey)
- Adverb: For a long time. (e.g., stay long)
- Verb: To have a strong wish or desire. (e.g., I long for home.)
- Longing (Noun): A strong, persistent desire or wish.
- She felt a deep longing for her family.
- Length (Noun): The measurement of something from end to end; duration.
Synonyms
- Adverb: Further, more, extra time.
- Noun: Yearner, craver, piner, thirster.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- For longer: Used to emphasize an extended duration.
- We need to plan for the longer term.
- Any longer: Used in negative sentences or questions to mean "any more."
- I can't wait any longer.
Noun
- a person with a strong desire for something
- a longer for money
- a thirster after blood
- a yearner for knowledge