longuement
Meanings
Adverb
1. for a long time
Examples18
Il a longuement attendu ici.
He's been waiting here for a long time.
Nous avons parlé longuement du sujet.
We went on talking about the matter.
Il a expliqué longuement les faits.
He explained the facts at length.
Il l'expliqua longuement.
He explained it at length.
Ils marchèrent longuement sans boire d'eau.
They walked a great distance without drinking water.
Nous discutâmes longuement du problème.
We discussed the problem at length.