how to pronounce longs

/ˈlɔːŋz/

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longs is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of longs in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you that longs to see every day and the …”

meanings of longs

noun:

Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
Plural of long.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of long.

longs frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word longs occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics longs can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that longs can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;