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		longlong4 ●●○ verb [intransitive] formal VERB TABLElong |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | long |   | he, she, it | longs |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | longed |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have longed |   | he, she, it | has longed |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had longed |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will long |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have longed |  
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 | Present | I | am longing |   | he, she, it | is longing |   | you, we, they | are longing |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was longing |   | you, we, they | were longing |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been longing |   | he, she, it | has been longing |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been longing |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be longing |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been longing |  
    THESAURUSdesire► want to feel that you must have something, do something, have someone do something, or have something happen:  I want some coffee. ► would like used to say you want something in a polite way:  I’d like some coffee, please. ► wish to want something to happen even though it is unlikely or impossible:  I wish I had more money. ► would love used to say you want something very much in a polite way:  I’d love to see your house sometime. ► crave to want something very much in a way that is difficult to control:  I’ve been craving ice cream all day. ► desire formal to want something very much:  Why is she unhappy? She has everything she could possibly desire. ► covet formal to have a strong desire for something that someone else has:  Many housing developers covet the huge piece of land by the lake, but the owner is not selling. ► long to want very much to have something or do something, especially when you are unlikely to get it or do it soon. Used especially in writing and literature:  He longed to see his family again. ► yearn to long for something, and feel slightly sad because you do not have it. Used especially in writing and literature:  She yearned for a child of her own. ► pine for somebody/something to strongly miss or want someone or something that you cannot have, especially so that you feel sick or unhappy. Used especially in writing and literature:  As the trip continued, he pined for home.    to want something very much, especially when it seems unlikely to happen soon: long for We longed for a bed after several days of camping.long to do/have something Kyoto is a city I have always longed to visit.► see thesaurus at want1—longed-for adjective [only before noun] → see also longing, longingly  |