Adverb
längst
Pronunciation: /lɛŋst/
long ago, for a long time
B1
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Meanings
Adverb
- long ago, for a long time
- (längst nicht) not nearly, far from
Example sentence
Warum haben wir das nicht schon längst gemacht?
Why didn't we do that long ago?
Usage
- schon längst — Emphasises that something happened a long time before.
- längst nicht — Can mean far from or not nearly.
Als wir ankamen, hatte der Film längst begonnen.
By the time we arrived, the film had long since started.