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German
Pronunciation
Adverb
längst
- long ago, long
1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 112:[...] sie bat ihn, den gemeinsamen, dort längst erwarteten Besuch nicht länger hinauszuschieben, und so setzten sie ihn gleich für den nächsten Tag fest.- she asked him not to postpone the visit by the two of them, which was long-expected there, any longer, and so they immediately set the date for it for the next day.
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- “längst” in Duden online
- “längst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
längst
- predicative superlative degree of lång
Adverb
längst
- at most, farthest, furthest
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