longer

Meaning

Adj

comparative form of long: more long

Adv

comparative form of long: more long

Noun

One who longs or yearns for something.

long

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb
• Adv
• Verb
• Verb
• Noun
• Verb

Read more

Synonyms

thirster

yearner

further

any more

even more

longtime

only

some more

still

the longest

again

🔁

very long

any longer

anymore

Translations

länger

μακρύτερα

μακρότερος

por mais tempo

mais longo

más tiempo

diutius

أطول

weiter

plus long

mehr

μακρότατος

langer

μακρύτερος

περισσότερα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: longer

Inherited from Middle English: lenger

Inherited from Old English: lengra

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: laanger

Cognate with Western Frisian: langer

Cognate with Dutch: langer

Cognate with German: länger

Cognate with Danish: længere

Cognate with Swedish: längre

Cognate with Icelandic: lengri

In summary

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”).

Sentences

It no longer matters .

The list of shortcomings grows longer and longer .

And the murmur lasted longer than a simple vow would have .

A model with five tons of payload was no longer offered .

Less often , longer works are referred to as novellas .

The old warehouse is no longer storing any noxious chemicals .