Long (Verb)
Meaning
Desire strongly or persistently.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- She had longed for a trip to the beach for months, but couldn't afford it until her birthday.
- He longs to be a great artist one day and make a name for himself.
- As the night went on, the crowd began to long for the band to start playing their hits.
- I have longed to travel the world and experience different cultures since I was a teenager.
- After years of living in apartments, they long to have a big house with a backyard.