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long2

 
pronunciation:
lawng [or] lang
part of speech: verb
inflections: longs, longing, longed
definition: to want very much (often followed by "for").
I long for a vacation.
synonyms:
hunger, thirst
similar words:
ache, aspire, desire, die, hanker, hope, lust, sigh, want, wish