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for the longest time

for the longest time adverb: for a very long time.

Adverb

for the longest time (superlative form only)

  1. For a very long time.
    • There's a habit I developed at the Monkey Inn that I had for the longest time: singing side to side, away from the audience.2015, John Fogerty, Fortunate Son, New York: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 141

Forms of for the longest time

superlativeform only

Questions about for the longest time

What does for the longest time mean?
For the longest time means for a very long time.
What part of speech is for the longest time?
For the longest time is an adverb.

Words near for the longest time in the dictionary

  1. for the last time
  2. for the life of one
  3. for the lols
  4. for the lolz
  5. for the long haul
  6. for the longest time
  7. for the lose
  8. for the loss
  9. for the love of
  10. for the love of all that is good
  11. for the love of all that is holy

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