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    long
    [lôNG, läNG]
    adjective
    long (adjective) · longer (comparative adjective) · longest (superlative adjective)
    1. measuring a great distance from end to end:
      "a long corridor" · "long black hair" · "the line for tickets was long"
      • (after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from end to end:
        "a boat 150 feet long" · "how long is the leash?"
      • (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"
      • informal
        (of a person) tall.
    2. lasting or taking a great amount of time:
      "a long and distinguished career" · "she took a long time to dress"
      • (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" · "a long list of candidates"
      • (after a noun of extent and in questions) having a specified extent:
        "the statement was three pages long"
    4. phonetics
      (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).
      • prosody
        (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" · "you're taking a long chance"
    6. stock market
      (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. informal
      (long on)
      well-supplied with:
      "an industry that seems long on ideas but short on cash"
    noun
    long (noun) · longs (plural noun)
    1. a long interval or period:
      "see you before long" · "it will not be for 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. finance
      (longs)
      long-dated securities, especially gilt-edged securities.
      • assets held in a long position.
    adverb
    long (adverb) · longer (comparative adverb) · longest (superlative adverb)
    1. for a long time:
      "we hadn't known them long" · "an experience they will long remember" · "his long-awaited Grand Prix debut"
      • 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" · "it was abandoned long ago"
      • 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"
    Origin
    Old English lang, long (adjective), lange, longe (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lang.
    long
    [lôNG, läNG]
    verb
    long (verb) · longs (third person present) · longed (past tense) · longed (past participle) · longing (present participle)
    1. have a strong wish or desire:
      "she longed for a little more excitement" · "we are longing to see the new baby"
    Origin
    Old English langian ‘grow long, prolong’, also ‘dwell in thought, yearn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch langen ‘present, offer’ and German langen ‘reach, extend’.
    -long
    [läNG]
    combiningform
    1. (added to nouns) for the duration of:
      "lifelong"
    long.
    [long.]
    abbreviation
    1. longitude.
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    adjective
    1. measuring a great distance from end to end:
      lengthy
      extended
      prolonged
      extensive
      long-lasting
      lasting
      of considerable length
      stretched out
      spread out
      Opposite:
      short
      • (after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from end to end:
        lengthways
        lengthwise
        in length
    2. lasting or taking a great amount of time:
      prolonged
      protracted
      lengthy
      overlong
      extended
      long-drawn-out
      drawn-out
      lingering
      interminable
      tedious
      boring
      wearisome
      spun-out
      dragged-out
      seemingly endless
      Opposite:
      short
      brief
      noun
      1. a long interval or period:
        soon
        shortly
        presently
        in a moment
        in the twinkling of an eye
        in (less than) no time
        by and by
        in two shakes
        anon
        in the near future
        in a short time
        in a little while
        in a minute
        in an instant
        in no time (at all)
        before you know it
        any minute (now)
        in a jiffy
        in two shakes of a lamb's tail
        before you can say Jack Robinson
        ere long
      verb
      1. have a strong wish or desire:
        yearn
        pine
        ache
        wish
        burn
        hunger
        thirst
        itch
        pant
        hope
        crave
        need
        set one's heart on
        covet
        want
        desire
        set one's sights on
        yen
        hanker for/after
        be eager
        be desperate
        be consumed with desire
        be unable to wait
        would give one's eye teeth
        lust after
        dream of
        be bent on
        eat one's heart out over
        have a yen
        be dying
       
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      What is a long adjective?
      Definition of long adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary measuring or covering a great length or distance, or a greater length or distance than usual She had long dark hair. He walked down the long corridor. It was the world's longest bridge. We're a long way from anywhere here. It's a long way away. He had long, thin fingers.

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      What is a long event?
      A long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time. We had a long meeting with the attorney general. She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America. They sat looking at each other for a long while. He must have started writing his book a long time ago.

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      What does it mean to long for something?
      To strongly crave or desire something is to long for it. No matter how healthful your diet is, you'll still occasionally long for chocolate, cookies, and cake. The adjective long describes something that stretches over a large distance.

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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'.

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      What does long mean in Spanish?
      largo, (durante) mucho tiempo, largamente… longo, comprido, por muito tempo… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! long meaning: 1. having a large distance from one end to the other: 2. continuing for a large amount of time…. Learn more.

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      What does a long distance mean?
      1. Something that is long measures a great distance from one end to the other. [...] 2. A long distance is a great distance. A long journey or route covers a great distance. [...] 3. A long piece of clothing covers the whole of someone's legs or more of their legs than usual. Clothes with long sleeves cover the whole of someone's arms.

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