longer

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English

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Etymology 1

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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).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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longer

  1. comparative form of long: more long

Adverb

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longer

  1. comparative form of long: more long
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From long (yearn) +‎ -er.

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Noun

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longer (plural longers)

  1. One who longs or yearns for something.

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French

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Etymology

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From long +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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longer

  1. to walk along, run along

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written longe- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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