long for

切望する、待ち望む

手に入りにくいものなどを、心から強く望むこと。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you want something very much, often something difficult to get.

• I long for a holiday.
• They longed for the war to end.
• After weeks of noise, she was longing for some peace.

使い方： long for something (They longed for a peaceful life.); long for someone to do something (She longed for him to call.)

類義語： yearn for, crave, desire

よく使う表現： long for something, long for peace, long for freedom

恋しく思う

離れている人と一緒にいたいと強く願うこと。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you strongly wish to be with someone who is away.

• She longs for her mother.
• He longed for his family during the winter abroad.
• Do you still long for him after all these years?

使い方： long for someone (He longed for his wife while he was abroad.)

類義語： miss, yearn for

よく使う表現： long for someone, long for your family, long for your mother

長く生きる、長く存続する

長く生きたり、長く存在し続けたりすると予想されること。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something described this way is expected to stay alive or continue existing for a considerable time.

• The dying tree is not long for this world.
• The doctor said he was not long for this world.
• With sales falling, that shop is not long for this world.

使い方： not long for this world (The old dog is not long for this world.); not long for something (After that mistake, he was not long for the job.)

類義語： lasting

反対語： short-lived

よく使う表現： long for this world, not long for something