longer in English

adjective

1

measuring a great distance from end to end.

a long corridor

2

lasting or taking a great amount of time.

a long and distinguished career

synonyms: lengthy, extended, prolonged, extensive, protracted, long-lasting, long-drawn-out, drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, seemingly endless, lingering, interminable

3

relatively great in extent.

write a long report

4

(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g., in standard American English, the vowel / uː / in food is long, as distinct from the short vowel / ʊ / in good ).

The big problem with long vowels is that there is more than one way to spell the same sound.

5

(of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability.

winning against long odds

6

(of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.

After all, back in the seventies, the long bond yield was up in the mid teens.

7

well-supplied with.

an industry that seems long on ideas but short on cash

noun

• thirster, yearner

adjective

• lengthy, extended, prolonged, extensive, protracted, long-lasting, long-drawn-out, drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, seemingly endless, lingering, interminable
• farsighted, longsighted, foresighted, farseeing
• retentive, recollective, tenacious

Use "longer" in a sentence

1. No longer pipe, no longer dance. 

2. I found myself wanting longer and longer times of quiet, longer arcs of contemplation.

3. The casualty lists were growing longer and longer.

4. The spring drew longer and longer with the strain.

5. No longer.

6. So the longer she holds out, the longer she stays alive.

7. Briquettes take longer to start up, but they even burn longer

8. The longer possible.

9. A little longer.

10. The longer an Antacid stays in the stomach, the longer it works

11. This trap becomes deeper the longer the alphabet and the longer the words.

12. That's a longer story.

13. I'm no longer interested.

14. But, a little longer...

15. Can't wait any longer.

16. With an ample blood supply vampires are living longer and longer with this disease.

17. It was no longer true to its heritage; no longer true to Walt Disney.

18. Wings longer and narrower than Buzzard; tail longer, with similar dark band at tip.

19. This moment of certainty lasts no longer than that; longer, perhaps, than the spore itself.

20. As that monstrosity of venal lust is no longer possible, it is no longer needed.

21. It was hot, and the lines of those needing treatment kept getting longer and longer.

22. Abrasion testing no longer required.

23. The headquarters no longer exist

24. 10 No longer laze away.

25. Longer arm is bigger frame.

26. Those laws no longer pertain.

27. His presence no longer signified.

28. The nights are getting longer.

29. Anymore definition is - any longer

30. Prohibition won't last much longer.

31. These conditions no longer obtain.

32. Baculitic Longer focal length lens

33. However, Bromine takes longer to …

34. Longer than the security gig.

35. Yet I cannot tarry longer.

36. Living No Longer for Ourselves

37. 🔊 Adding up Cumulatively, the cost of the families’ yearly grocery bill got longer and longer

38. New Open Auction rules can no longer be created and existing ones will no longer be accessible.

39. Bhushan can no longer rely on migratory birds to control pests, because the birds no longer come.

40. However the Fund no longer exists and the reference interest rate contractually agreed is no longer published.

41. Greater is larger overall with longer, thicker, more upturned bill, longer neck, Blockier head, and bigger chest

42. Asphaltic coatings are no longer applied.

43. 1 synonym for Anymore: any longer

44. Eggs no longer raise your cholesterol.

45. 6 He could resist no longer.

46. Drink up! For a longer life.

47. Have you one with longer sleeves?

48. I will no longer pardon them.

49. We can't hold on much longer.

50. Your valuations are no longer believable.