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longer

lon·ger

UK/ˈlɒŋ.ə/ US/ˈlɔŋ.ɚ/ very common
adverb (1) adjective (1) noun (1)

adverb

1.

for more time

  • “can I stay bit longer?”

adjective

1.

having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several

  • “the longer (or long) edge of the door”
  • “the hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right triangle”
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noun

1.

a person with a strong desire for something

  • “a longer for money”
  • “a thirster after blood”
  • “a yearner for knowledge”
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Origin

From Middle English longer, longere, normalisation of Middle English lenger, lengere (“longer”), from Old English lengra (“longer”), from Proto-Germanic *langizô (“longer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), equivalent to long + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laanger (“longer”), West Frisian langer (“longer”), Dutch langer (“longer”), German länger (“longer”), Danish længere (“longer”), Swedish längre (“longer”), Icelandic lengri (“longer”).

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