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long (lôŋ)

adjective

  1. measuring much from end to end in space or from beginning to end in time; not short or brief
  2. measured from end to end rather than from side to side the long dimension
  3. of a specified extent in length a foot long
  4. of greater than usual or standard length, height, quantity, etc. a long game, a long window, a long ton
  5. containing many items or members: said of a series, list, etc.
  6. overextended in length
  7. taking too much time; tedious; slow
  8. extending to what is distant in space or time; far-reaching a long view of the matter
  9. large; big the long odds of 100 to 1, to take a long chance
  10. having an abundance of: with of or on long on excuses
  11. ☆ Finance holding a commodity or security in anticipation of a rise in price
    1. Phonet. lasting for a relatively long time: said of a speech sound
    2. popularly diphthongized the long a in “pain”
  13. Prosody
    1. requiring a relatively long time to pronounce: said of syllables in quantitative verse
    2. stressed: said of syllables in accentual verse

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger lang < Gmc *lango- > ON langr, Goth laggs: ? akin to L longus

adverb

  1. for a long time
  2. for the duration of; from the beginning to the end all day long
  3. at a much earlier or a much later time than the time indicated; remotely to stay long after midnight

noun

  1. a variation of clothing size longer than the average for that size
  2. long pants
  3. a signal, syllable, etc. of long duration
  4. a long time it won't take long to finish the work
long Idioms

as long as

or so long as
  1. of the same length as
  2. during the time that
  3. seeing that; since
  4. provided that

before long

soon

the long and (the) short of

the whole story of in a few words; gist or point of
long2 definition

long (lôŋ)

intransitive verb

to feel a strong yearning; wish earnestly to long to go home, to long for affection

Etymology: ME longen < OE langian (akin to Ger langen, to reach, extend) < base of lang: see long

long3 definition

long (lôŋ)

intransitive verb

Archaic to be fitting or appropriate

Etymology: ME longen < OE langian, to belong

long4 definition

long

longitude
Long definition

Long (lôŋ)

Long, Huey (Pierce) (hyo̵̅o̅′ē) 1893-1935; U.S. political leader: assassinated
called (the) Kingfish

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long Synonyms

long

modif.

  1. Extended in space

    lengthy, extended, outstretched, elongated, interminable, boundless, unending, limitless, stretching, great, high, deep, drawn out, enlarged, expanded, spread, tall, lofty, towering, continued, lengthened, stringy, long-limbed, rangy, lanky, gangling, far-reaching, far-seeing, distant, running, faraway, far-off, remote; see also endless 1, large 1.

    Antonyms short*, small*, stubby. *

  2. Extended in time

    protracted, prolonged, enduring, unending, meandering, long-winded, spun out, lengthy, for ages, without end, forever and a day, day after day, hour after hour, lasting, prospective, continued, long-lived, sustained, tardy, dilatory, delayed, lingering; see also eternal 1, perpetual 1.

    Antonyms short*, brief*, uncontinued.

  3. Tedious

    hard, longspun, long-drawn; see dull 4.

  4. Having (a certain commodity) in excess

    rich, profuse, abundant; see plentiful 1.

as (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>so) long as

  1. seeing that, inasmuch as, since; see because, since 1.

  2. provided that, if, on condition that; see if.

before long

in the near future, immediately, shortly; see soon 1.


long

v.

desire, yearn for, wish; see want 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

long Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • too: For too long, many jewels of art in mental health have been denied public showing.

Infinitive complement

  • get: The script takes too long to get into the mode of excitement.

Modifies a noun

  • term: Are the customer's problems short term or long term?

Used with adjective complement

  • take: Each file should take no longer than 5 or 6 minutes to download with a 56k modem.

Preposition: than

  • minute: It is recommended that each side should have a track no longer than seven minutes.
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long quotes

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.

-Adams, Douglas Noe«  l

Then said I, Lord, how long?

-Bible (Old Testament)

'It's long,'said the Knight,'but it's very, very beautiful. Everybody that hears me sing itöeither it brings the tears into their eyes, or elseö' 'Or else what?'said Alice, for the Knight had made a sudden pause. 'Or else it doesn't, you know.'

-Dodgson

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