längst

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

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Adjective

längst

  1. predicative superlative degree of lång

Adverb

längst

  1. at most, farthest, furthest

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