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longuement

at length, for a long time

adverb lohn-guh-MAHN Rare
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Usage Note

Longuement indicates duration or thoroughness and often collocates with verbs of thought or speech: réfléchir longuement, parler longuement. It is more literary than longtemps (a long time) and implies deliberateness rather than mere duration. It is never used to describe a physical distance.

Examples

"Il a longuement réfléchi avant de répondre."

Natural Translation

He thought at length before answering.

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