long for

çok istemek, özlem duymak

Bir şeyi, çoğu zaman elde edilmesi zor olsa da, çok istemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

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

Eş anlamlılar: yearn for, crave, desire

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: long for something, long for peace, long for freedom

özlemek, hasret çekmek

Uzakta olan biriyle birlikte olmayı çok istemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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?

Nasıl kullanılır: long for someone (He longed for his wife while he was abroad.)

Eş anlamlılar: miss, yearn for

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: long for someone, long for your family, long for your mother

uzun süre yaşayacak, uzun süre varlığını sürdürecek

Birinin uzun süre yaşamasının veya bir şeyin uzun süre var olmasının beklenmesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: 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.)

Eş anlamlılar: lasting

Zıt anlamlılar: short-lived

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: long for this world, not long for something