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# longest

adjective (long, longer, longest); superlative of long

«longest» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Longest means more long than all the others, from one end to the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#m1)
2. Longest also means lasting the most time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#m2)

### In the lessons

compares lengths or times; asks for the largest one of a group; in geography: the longest river, the longest day of the year; in sport: the longest jump wins; in everyday life: the longest queue or the longest wait

### Examples

- Which ribbon is the longest? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x1)
- The longest river is 600 km. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x2)
- The longest wait was 20 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x3)
- Find the longest side of the triangle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x4)
- The Nile is often called the longest river in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x5)
- The longest day of the year is in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x6)
- Her jump was the longest, so she won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x7)
- Which word in this sentence is the longest? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x8)
- The black dress suited mamma very well, and she wore mourning the longest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/#x9)

### Note

Compare and choose the biggest number; no adding needed unless asked how much longer (then subtract). Use «the» before longest. Compare two: longer; three or more: longest. Units must match before you compare (cm with cm).

## In Jewish tradition

It is an old form of the verb "to long," meaning to yearn. Laban says Jacob yearns for his father's house. In the primary lessons: compares lengths or times; asks for the largest one of a group; in geography: the longest river, the longest day of the year; in sport: the longest jump wins; in everyday life: the longest queue or the longest wait

### Examples

- And now that thou art surely gone, because thou sore longest after thy father's house, wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?' (Torah GEN.31.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/longest/#x1)

### Note

Compare and choose the biggest number; no adding needed unless asked how much longer (then subtract). Use «the» before longest. Compare two: longer; three or more: longest. Units must match before you compare (cm with cm).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «longest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/longest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«longest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/longest.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «longest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/longest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«longest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/longest.html) on Mova free.