longer

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈlɒŋgə/ 🇺🇸 /ˈlɔŋgɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Comparative form of 'long'; having greater length in space or duration in time.
  2. adverb
    For a greater amount of time; to a greater extent in duration.
  3. noun
    A person or thing that is longer than another; one who longs or yearns (archaic).

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: longs 3rd sing.: longs Past: longed Past part.: longed Pres part.: longing Comparative: longer Superlative: longest

Collocations

in the long runlong timelong agolong story shortlong forlong waylong beforelong after

Derivatives

lengthlengthenlengthylengthilylongevitylongishlongstandinglongtimebelong

Synonyms

lengthyextendedprolongedprotractedenduringlasting

Antonyms

shortbriefconcise

Commonly confused

length
EN: 'length' is the noun form (the measurement); 'long' is the adjective/adverb describing extent.
along
EN: 'along' is a preposition/adverb meaning 'in a line' or 'together'; 'long' describes duration or distance.
lounge
EN: 'lounge' means to relax or a room for relaxing; easily misspelled as 'longe' by learners.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note that 'longer' and 'longest' are formed regularly by adding -er/-est without any spelling change.

💬 Examples

  1. This road is longer than the one we took yesterday.

  2. I can't wait any longer for the results.

  3. The longer of the two ropes was used for the anchor.