No longer means “not any more”: something used to be true, and now it has stopped. I no longer work there means I used to work there but don't now. It sounds slightly more formal than not … any more, so it suits emails, news and essays.
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subject + no longer + verb; be + no longer + adjective/noun; not + verb + any more
- I no longer work at the bank; I moved to a small design studio in spring.
- This bus no longer stops near the station, so we had to walk.
- After the update, the app is no longer free for new users.
What changed
First versionMy brother doesn't smoke more, and he feels much better.
RevisionMy brother no longer smokes, and he feels much better.
More seems to fit because the idea is “not any more”. But more is about quantity and comparison: doesn't smoke more sounds like “doesn't smoke more than someone else”, not “has quit”. Stopping is expressed by no longer. It goes before the verb and already contains the negative, so doesn't is dropped.
Not … any more (anymore in American English) means the same but sounds more conversational and goes at the end: She doesn't live here any more. No more without a verb goes with a noun and means “no further…”: No more excuses!
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We moved to another city last year, so I ___ see my old neighbours.
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no longer — No longer before a verb means “not any more”: since the move, you don't see the old neighbours. No more isn't placed before a verb in modern English; it's used with a noun: no more meetings.
Write about a habit or activity you've given up. Say what exactly you no longer do and why.
I no longer drink coffee in the evening because it kept me awake until two in the morning.
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