No longer
Example: I no longer live in the city.
Definition
"No longer" is an adverbial phrase used to indicate that a particular state or condition that was true in the past is not true anymore. For example, in the phrase 'I no longer live in the city,' it means the person used to live there but does not now.
Etymology
The phrase "no longer" originates from Middle English, combining 'no,' meaning 'not,' and 'longer,' the comparative form of 'long,' to express the cessation of a previous state or action. Did you know? 'Longer' here refers to duration, so 'no longer' literally means 'not for a longer time.'
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"No longer" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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