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long (2)

long [ lawng, long ] (past and past participle longed, present participle long·ing, 3rd person present singular longs)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
want somebody or something very much: to have a strong desire for a person, place, or thing, especially somebody or something unattainable or not within immediate reach
She longed for a bit of excitement in her life.

[ Old English langian< Germanic]

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