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- DictionaryLong/lôNG/
adjective
- 1. measuring a great distance from end to end: "a long corridor"
- 2. lasting or taking a great amount of time: "a long and distinguished career"
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"
adverb
- 1. for a long time: "we hadn't known them 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"
The meaning of LONG is extending for a considerable distance. How to use long in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Long.
Synonyms for LONGED: yearned, pined, feared, agonized, troubled, worried, sweated, chafed; Antonyms of LONGED: accepted, took, endured, sustained, bore, tolerated, stuck out, abided.
Synonyms for LONGED (FOR): craved, died (for), wanted, wished (for), sighed (for), thirsted (for), salivated (for), itched (for); Antonyms of LONGED (FOR): hated, abhorred, despised, detested, loathed, refused, abominated, declined.
1. a. Extending or traveling a relatively great distance. b. Having relatively great height; tall. c. Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door. 2. Of relatively great duration: a long time. 3. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long. 4.
He longed to show that love in some way and knowing that this was impossible was ready to cry. I longed for my teacher's return; but above all things I wanted to get down from that tree. Jackson longed to erase her memory, but thoughts of her invaded him constantly.
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Definition of long verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.