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   Long

   /lôNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. measuring a great distance from end to end: "a long corridor" Similar lengthyof considerable lengthextendedprolongedextensivestretched outspread outlong-lastinglastingOpposite short
   • ▪ (after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from end to end: "a boat 150 feet long" Similar in lengthlengthwayslengthwise
   • ▪ (of a journey) covering a great distance: "I went for a long walk"
   • ▪ (of a ball in sports) traveling a great distance, or further than expected or intended: "he threw a long ball to the catcher"
   • ▪ (of a garment or sleeves on a garment) covering the whole of a person's legs or arms: "a sweater with long sleeves"
   • ▪ of elongated shape: "shaped like a torpedo, long and thin"
   • ▪ (of a person) tall. informal
   • 2. lasting or taking a great amount of time: "a long and distinguished career" Similar prolongedprotractedlengthyoverlongextendedlong-drawn-outdrawn-outspun-outdragged-outseemingly endlesslingeringinterminabletediousboringwearisomeOpposite shortbrief
   • ▪ (after a noun of duration and in questions) lasting or taking a specified amount of time: "the debates will be 90 minutes long"
   • ▪ seeming to last more time than is the case; lengthy or tedious: "serving long hours on the committee"
   • ▪ (of a person's memory) retaining things for a great amount of time.
   • 3. relatively great in extent: "write a long report"
   • ▪ (after a noun of extent and in questions) having a specified extent: "the statement was three pages long"
   • 4. (of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length is long (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good).
   • ▪ (of a vowel or syllable) having the greater of the two recognized durations.
   • 5. (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability: "winning against long odds"
   • 6. (of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.
   • ▪ (of a broker or their position in the market) buying or based on long stocks.
   • ▪ (of a security) maturing at a distant date.
   • 7. well-supplied with: informal "an industry that seems long on ideas but short on cash"

   noun

   • 1. a long interval or period: "see you before long"
   • 2. a long sound such as a long signal in Morse code or a long vowel or syllable: "two longs and a short"
   • 3. long-dated securities, especially gilt-edged securities.
   • ▪ assets held in a long position.

   adverb

   • 1. for a long time: "we hadn't known them long"
   • ▪ in questions about a period of time: "how long have you been working?"
   • ▪ at a time distant from a specified event or point of time: "the work was compiled long after his death"
   • ▪ after an implied point of time: "he could not wait any longer"
   • ▪ (after a noun of duration) throughout a specified period of time: "it rained all day long"
   • 2. (with reference to the ball in sports) at, to, or over a great distance, or further than expected or intended: "the quarterback dropped back and threw the ball long"
   • ▪ beyond the point aimed at; too far: "he threw the ball long"

   Word Origin Old Englishlang, long (adjective), lange, longe (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lang.

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   How do you use long in a sentence?

   • You use long when you are talking about the length of something. The pool is ninety feet long by twenty feet wide. How long is that side of the triangle? You use a long way to talk about the distance from one place to another. You say, for example, 'It's a long way from here to Birmingham'. I'm a long way from London. Be Careful!

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   What does long mean?

   • LONG definition: 1. continuing for a large amount of time: 2. being a distance between two points that is more than…. Learn more.

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   What is a long time?

   • 2. having a great period of time from the first moment to the last. The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay. 3. measuring a certain amount in distance or time. The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.

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   What does a long distance mean?

   • 1. measuring a great distance from one end to the other. a long journey; a long road; long legs. 2. having a great period of time from the first moment to the last. The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay. 3. measuring a certain amount in distance or time.

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   Long definition: having considerable linear extent in space. See examples of LONG used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of long. adjective. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified. “a long road”. “a long distance”. “contained many long words”. “ten miles long ”. synonyms: elongate, elongated.

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   2 days ago · 1. adverb. Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. Repairs to the cable did not take too long. Have you known her parents long? I learned long ago to avoid these invitations. See for long. 2. adjective. A long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time.