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- Dictionarylong/lɒŋ/
adjective
- 1. measuring a great distance from end to end: "a long corridor" Similar Opposite
- 2. lasting or taking a great amount of time: "a long and distinguished career" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a long 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 sport) at, to, or over a great distance: "the Cambridge side played the ball long"
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being an amount of time that is more than average or usual, or being of a particular amount of time: The days are longer in summer than in winter. We had to wait a long time to see the doctor. We went away for a long weekend in April (= Saturday, Sunday, and an extra day or days).
1. a. : extending for a considerable distance. a long coastline. b. : having greater length than usual. a long corridor. c. : having greater height than usual : tall. d. : having a greater length than breadth : elongated. e. : having a greater length than desirable or necessary. the column is one line too long.
Long definition: having considerable linear extent in space. See examples of LONG used in a sentence.
Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. Repairs to the cable did not take too long. Have you known her parents long? I learned long ago to avoid these invitations. The railway had obviously been built long after the house. Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect. ...long-established social traditions.
lasting or taking a great amount of time or more time than usual. He’s been ill (for) a long time. There was a long silence before she spoke.
1. having relatively great extent in space on a horizontal plane. 2. having relatively great duration in time. 3. a. ( postpositive) of a specified number of units in extent or duration: three hours long. b. ( in combination ): a two-foot-long line.
having a large distance from one end to the other: long, brown hair. long legs. a long dress. It's a long way to travel to work. Fewer examples. The rope won't be long enough to reach the ground. a long sweep of sandy beach. Her hair was long and unkempt.