Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To have a desire for (a thing or an event).

    He was the object of my affection; I longed for him to notice me.

    Oh how I long for this pandemic to end so we can go dancing again.

    begehren

  2. (transitive)To miss (someone).

    sich sehnen, verlangen

    скуча́тьskučátʹ, тоскова́тьtoskovátʹ, жа́ждатьžáždatʹ

Examples

303 sentences
  1. I've waited so long for this.

    Я так довго цього чекала.

    ruЯ так долго этого ждал.

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  2. This is no longer for sale.

    Це більше не продається.

    ruЭто уже не продаётся.

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  3. I've been waiting a long time for you.

    Я вже давно на тебе чекаю.

    ruЯ уже давно вас жду.

    deIch warte schon lange auf dich.

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  4. I'm really longing for summer vacation.

    Я дуже чекаю на літню відпустку.

    ruЯ очень жду летних каникул.

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  5. I've waited too long for this.

    ruЯ слишком долго ждал этого.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to miss:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to have desire for; to yearn:
to miss:

Forms

longs for, longing for, longed for, longed for
Base formlong for · to long for
3rd person singularlongs for
Present participlelonging for
Past simplelonged for
Past participlelonged for

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylong for
he, she, itlongs for

Past simpleLesson

all personslonged for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave longed for
he, she, ithas longed for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill long for

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

5 synonyms
salivate overyearn forcrave forhanker aftersigh for

Word family

1 related words
Relatedlonging

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
long for — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto