longer
for more time
How often you will meet it
Rank 433 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 46,462 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- for more time can I stay bit longer?
noun
- a person with a strong desire for something also: thirster, yearner a longer for moneya thirster after blood
longer in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I’ve lived in the world rather longer than you have.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Your wolf no longer seems to be a wolf Than when she 's hungry.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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With no longer the fear of "Negro Domination" before their eyes, the white man's second excuse became valueless.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1