longer Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a person with a strong desire for something
   yearner; thirster.
   
   • a longer for money
   • a thirster after blood
   • a yearner for knowledge
2. adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
   long.
   
   • a long life
   • a long boring speech
   • a long time
   • a long friendship
   • a long game
   • long ago
   • an hour long
3. adjective primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
   long.
   
   • a long road
   • a long distance
   • contained many long words
   • ten miles long
4. adjective satellite of relatively great height
   long.
   
   • a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson
   • looked out the long French windows
5. adjective good at remembering
   tenacious; recollective; long; retentive.
   
   • a retentive mind
   • tenacious memory
6. adjective holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
   long.
   
   • is long on coffee
   • a long position in gold
7. adjective (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
   long.
   
   • the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long
8. adjective satellite involving substantial risk
   long.
   
   • long odds
9. adjective satellite planning prudently for the future
   farseeing; farsighted; long; prospicient; foresightful; longsighted; foresighted.
   
   • large goals that required farsighted policies
   • took a long view of the geopolitical issues
10. adjective satellite having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
    long.
    
    • in long supply
11. adverb for more time
    
    • can I stay bit longer?

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