English - Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/, /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

English - Etymology 1

Adjective

longer

1. comparative form of long: more long

Adverb

longer

1. comparative form of long: more long

Derived terms

• no longer

English - Etymology 2

long (“yearn”) +‎ -er

Noun

longer (plural longers)

1. One who longs or yearns for something.

French - Verb

longer

1. to walk along, run along

Synonyms

• border
• côtoyer

See also

• courir
• marcher
• promener

Conjugation

• 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.

French - Anagrams

• grêlon

French - External Links

• “longer” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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