längst

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See also: langst and længst

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛŋst/
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Adverb

längst

  1. 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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Further reading

  • längst” in Duden online
  • längst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

längst

  1. predicative superlative degree of lång

Adverb

längst

  1. at most, farthest, furthest

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