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longest

longest

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For more time than anyone else
  • adverb
  • /ˈlɔŋɡəst/
translation icon : más tiempo
  • LONGEST AGO MET STILL ACTIVE: Chronology

But the black guy who's been here the longest, you're in charge.

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Examples

  • I wanted this shirt for the longest yes.

  • But the people that live the longest are the realist.

    High Performance

  • LONGEST TAKES THE EAST, SHORTEST THE WEST AND SO FORTH.

    Hydra (2009)

  • He waited for the package the longest out of all his friends.

  • She has lived in that house for the longest time of anyone in the neighborhood.

  • After the meeting, we discussed the project for the longest stretch of time.

Synonyms

most
vslongest
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The largest number of people or things in a group

means the greatest duration in time compared with others

How Long

longest
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longer
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long
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short
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brief
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Surface Forms

longest positive

Morphology

longest = long (transparent) = long + est

A regular, productive superlative formed from the adjective 'long' with the suffix '-est', easily derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word longest comes from the simple word long, which means 'a lot of time', and the ending -est, which means 'most'. A helpful image is a contest: the person who stays awake the longest stayed for the most time. So longest means 'for the most time'.