"longest" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɒŋ.ɡəst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɒŋ.ɡɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɔŋ.ɡəst/ [General-American], /ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/ [Canada, US, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-longest.wav [US]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋɡəst, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋɡɪst, (General American) -ɔŋɡəst, (US, Canada, cot–caught merger) -ɑŋɡəst Etymology: long + -est Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|long|est|nocat=1}} long + -est Head templates: {{head|en|superlative adjective}} longest
  1. superlative form of long: most long Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: long (extra: most long)
    Sense id: en-longest-en-adj-itKXtABG

Adverb

IPA: /ˈlɒŋ.ɡəst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɒŋ.ɡɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɔŋ.ɡəst/ [General-American], /ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/ [Canada, US, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-longest.wav [US]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋɡəst, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋɡɪst, (General American) -ɔŋɡəst, (US, Canada, cot–caught merger) -ɑŋɡəst Etymology: long + -est Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|long|est|nocat=1}} long + -est Head templates: {{head|en|superlative adverb}} longest
  1. superlative form of long: most long Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: long (extra: most long)
    Sense id: en-longest-en-adv-itKXtABG

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɒŋ.ɡəst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɒŋ.ɡɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɔŋ.ɡəst/ [General-American], /ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/ [Canada, US, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-longest.wav [US]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋɡəst, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋɡɪst, (General American) -ɔŋɡəst, (US, Canada, cot–caught merger) -ɑŋɡəst Etymology: long + -est Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|long|est|nocat=1}} long + -est Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} longest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of long Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: long
    Sense id: en-longest-en-verb--rs7XjPD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 96

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