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Definition of Any longer
1. Adverb. At the present or from now on; usually used with a negative. "The children promised not to quarrel any more"
Definition of Any longer
1. Adverb. In negative or interrogative constructions: from a given time onwards. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Any Longer
Literary usage of Any longer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1914)
"“Can we any longer then doubt that, by virtue of similarity, the miser and
money-maker corresponds to the oligarchical state?” “Not at all. ..."
2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... Mesdemoiselles Auger, unable to stand it any longer, made their way to the
house of Madame Moreau, who with an air of pride confirmed this intelligence. ..."
3. The Lancet (1842)
"... having meat every day. al his own earnest request; he says he is now well
enough to learn lessons, and if he keeps away from school any longer he shall ..."
4. Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin (1844)
"And we need not labour any longer in the proof; even their own histories relieve
us from this difficulty. For they relate, that Pope Innocent, who presided ..."
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