long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something. long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain. yearn suggests an eager, …

We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

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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 …

If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does.

long - for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be …

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. …

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

Idioms before long, soon: I hope I get to see you before long. Idioms the long and (the) short of it , [ ~ + be + ( that ) clause ] the essential point or end result: The long and short of it is that they'll …

May 12, 2025 · long (comparative longer or more long, superlative longest or most long) Having much distance in space from one end to the other. I need a long piece of wood.