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längst

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See also: langst and længst

German

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Etymology

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    From lang +‎ -st.

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    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.

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • längst” in Duden online
    • längst”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

    Swedish

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    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    längst

    1. predicative superlative degree of lång

    Adverb

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    längst

    1. at most, farthest, furthest

    Further reading

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    • längst”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

    Anagrams

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