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Detailed Translations for longing from English to German

longing:

longing [the ~] nomen

  1. the longing (wish; desire; yearning; craving)
    der Wunsch; Verlangen
  2. the longing (hankering)
    Sich sehnen nach; Verlangt; Schmachten
  3. the longing (desire; wish; yearning; craving; wanting)
    Verlangen; Begehren; die Begierde
  4. the longing (craving; yearning; desire)
    Verlangen; Begehren

Translation Matrix for longing:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Begehren craving; desire; longing; wanting; wish; yearning claim; demand; desire; query; request; wish
Begierde craving; desire; longing; wanting; wish; yearning desire; wish
Schmachten hankering; longing
Sich sehnen nach hankering; longing
Verlangen craving; desire; longing; wanting; wish; yearning desire; wish
Verlangt hankering; longing
Wunsch craving; desire; longing; wish; yearning
- hungriness; yearning
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
sehnsuchtsvoll sound wistfully
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- desire
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
schmachtend hankering; longing; yearning
sehnsuchtsvoll hankering; longing; yearning
sehnsüchtig hankering; longing; yearning

Related Words for "longing":

  • longings, longingly, long

Synonyms for "longing":


Related Definitions for "longing":

  1. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need1

Wiktionary Translations for longing:

longing
noun
  1. melancholic desire
longing
noun
  1. der Drang, der Wunsch nach etwas
  2. leidenschaftliches Verlangen, Wünschen

long:

long adj

  1. long (tall)
    – for an extended time or at a distant time 1
    lang
  2. long (lengthy; long lasting; long term; long winded)
    – primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified 1

to long verb (longs, longed, longing)

  1. to long (desire; crave; covet; )
    – desire strongly or persistently 1
    wünschen; erwarten; begehren; herbeisehnen; hoffen
    • wünschen verb (wünsche, wünscht, wünschte, wünschtet, gewünscht)
    • erwarten verb (erwarte, erwartest, erwartet, erwartete, erwartetet, erwartet)
    • begehren verb (begehre, begehrst, begehrt, begehrte, begehrtet, begehrt)
    • herbeisehnen verb (sehne herbei, sehnst herbei, sehnt herbei, sehnte herbei, sehntet herbei, herbeigesehnt)
    • hoffen verb (hoffe, hoffst, hofft, hoffte, hofftet, gehofft)
  2. to long (desire; crave)
    – desire strongly or persistently 1
    erwarten; hoffen; wünschen; herbeisehnen
    • erwarten verb (erwarte, erwartest, erwartet, erwartete, erwartetet, erwartet)
    • hoffen verb (hoffe, hoffst, hofft, hoffte, hofftet, gehofft)
    • wünschen verb (wünsche, wünscht, wünschte, wünschtet, gewünscht)
    • herbeisehnen verb (sehne herbei, sehnst herbei, sehnt herbei, sehnte herbei, sehntet herbei, herbeigesehnt)

Conjugations for long:

present
  1. long
  2. long
  3. longs
  4. long
  5. long
  6. long
simple past
  1. longed
  2. longed
  3. longed
  4. longed
  5. longed
  6. longed
present perfect
  1. have longed
  2. have longed
  3. has longed
  4. have longed
  5. have longed
  6. have longed
past continuous
  1. was longing
  2. were longing
  3. was longing
  4. were longing
  5. were longing
  6. were longing
future
  1. shall long
  2. will long
  3. will long
  4. shall long
  5. will long
  6. will long
continuous present
  1. am longing
  2. are longing
  3. is longing
  4. are longing
  5. are longing
  6. are longing
subjunctive
  1. be longed
  2. be longed
  3. be longed
  4. be longed
  5. be longed
  6. be longed
diverse
  1. long!
  2. let's long!
  3. longed
  4. longing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for long:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
begehren covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish
erwarten covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish anticipate; expect; look forward; look forward to
herbeisehnen covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish dream; have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; pine; to want something very badly; yearn
hoffen covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish anticipate; expect; have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; look forward; look forward to; pine; to want something very badly; yearn
wünschen covet; crave; desire; long; want; will; wish hope; wish
- hanker; yearn
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- farseeing; farsighted; foresighted; foresightful; longsighted; prospicient; recollective; retentive; tenacious
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- long and loose
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
lang long; tall endless; eternal; everlasting; incessant; infinite; interminable; lengthy; never-ending; perpetual; unending; very long
langwierig lengthy; long; long lasting; long term; long winded endless; eternal; everlasting; incessant; infinite; interminable; lengthy; never-ending; perpetual; unending; very long
länger lengthy; long; long lasting; long term; long winded for a longer period of time; higher; larger; longer; taller

Related Words for "long":


Synonyms for "long":


Antonyms for "long":


Related Definitions for "long":

  1. having or being more than normal or necessary:1
    • long on brains1
    • in long supply1
  2. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified1
    • a long road1
    • a long distance1
    • contained many long words1
    • ten miles long1
  3. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified1
    • a long life1
    • a long boring speech1
    • a long time1
    • a long friendship1
    • a long game1
    • long ago1
    • an hour long1
  4. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration1
    • the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long1
  5. holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices1
    • is long on coffee1
    • a long position in gold1
  6. planning prudently for the future1
    • took a long view of the geopolitical issues1
  7. good at remembering1
  8. involving substantial risk1
    • long odds1
  9. of relatively great height1
    • a race of long gaunt men1
    • looked out the long French windows1
  10. for an extended time or at a distant time1
    • a promotion long overdue1
    • something long hoped for1
    • his name has long been forgotten1
    • talked all night long1
    • how long will you be gone?1
    • arrived long before he was expected1
    • it is long after your bedtime1
  11. for an extended distance1
  12. desire strongly or persistently1

Wiktionary Translations for long:

long
verb
  1. to wait, to aspire
adjective
  1. having great duration
  2. having much distance from one point to another
long
adjective
  1. von langer Dauer, über eine lange Zeit hin
  2. große Ausmaße, große räumliche Ausmaße habend; über große Ausmaße, große Ausdehnung verfügend
  3. große zeitliche Ausdehnung habend
adverb
  1. über einen großen Zeitraum hinweg
verb
  1. (transitiv) (reflexiv) oder mit Genitiv, seltener mit Präpositionen: nach jemandem oder etwas großes (sexuelles) Verlangen haben, jemanden oder etwas sehr gern haben wollen
  2. reflexiv: den starken Wunsch haben, dass jemand oder etwas da ist

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
long lang lang — van grote duur
long lang long — Qualifie des objets considérer dans leur dimension d’une extrémité à l’autre, par opposition à court.
long lange longtemps — Pendant un long temps.
long sich ersehnen; sich sehnen soupirerpousser des soupirs.

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