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What's "long for" mean?

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Rebecca

To "long for" something means to want something very much, to have a desire or yearning for something. Ex: I've been longing to meet you ever since I heard about you! Ex: She's just longing for a holiday. Ex: She longed to see the musical live, and she finally did.

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