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| long [ lawng, long ] |
adjective (comparative long·er, superlative long·est) |
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1. extending considerable distance: extending a relatively great length or height
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2. going on for lengthy period: lasting for an extended period of time
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3. having many items: containing a relatively large number of parts or individual items
  a long list
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4. of particular length: of a particular length, height, total, number, or duration
a book 300 pages long
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5. longer than it is wide: with a greater length than width
Look in the long box, not the square one.
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6. beyond what is wanted: extending in time or space beyond what is considered normal, reasonable, or desirable
The speech was rather long, don't you think?
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7. more distant or lengthy: the more or most distant or lengthy of two or more things
the long way home
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8. able to reach considerable distance: capable of reaching or traveling far
a long fly ball
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9. seeming to last forever: appearing to be or take more time than is really the case
a long hour waiting
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10. going far back in time: extending back in time
a long memory
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11. extensive: exhaustive and critical
Take a good long look at yourself.
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12. risky: with an uncertain outcome
long odds
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13. having plenty of something: possessing enough or more than enough of something
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informal
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a politician who is long on rhetoric
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14. finance holding stock in anticipation of rise: describes shares and other securities or commodities that are held with the expectation that prices will rise
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15. phonetics drawn out in pronunciation: describes a speech sound that is relatively drawn out
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16. phonetics descended from long vowel: describes an English vowel sound that is historically descended from vowels that were drawn out in pronunciation, e.g. the ones in English "beet" and "bite"
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17. poetry accented: describes a syllable in accentual verse that is stressed
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18. poetry of greater metrical duration: describes a syllable in quantitative verse that is the one of the two types that is of greater duration
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adverb |
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1. for long time: for or during a lengthy period of time
Have you been here long?
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2. far: at or over a great distance
hit the ball long
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3. for certain time: for or during a particular length of time
work all day long
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4. at another time: at a time much later or earlier than the time specified
long after he left
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5. after particular time: beyond a particular time
Don't stay longer than two hours.
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6. stock exchange in long stock position: in a long position in securities or commodities
selling long
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noun (plural longs) |
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1. long time: a lengthy period of time
Will you be visiting for long?
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2. phonetics long sound: a long syllable or sound
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3. dress size for tall people: a garment or garment size designed for somebody tall
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| [ Old English, < Germanic] |
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| long·ness noun |
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as or so long as
1. for the whole of the time that
2. provided that or on condition that
3. because of the fact that
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before long before much time passes
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long·er term insofar as a longer period of future time is concerned
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long since a long time ago
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no longer until the present but not for any further time
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not long for with little time remaining for
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so long good-bye (informal)
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the long and the short of it the basic idea or facts
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