long in English

adjective

1

measuring a great distance from end to end.

a long corridor

2

lasting or taking a great amount of time.

a long and distinguished career

synonyms: lengthy, extended, prolonged, extensive, protracted, long-lasting, long-drawn-out, drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, seemingly endless, lingering, interminable

3

relatively great in extent.

write a long report

4

(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g., in standard American English, the vowel / uː / in food is long, as distinct from the short vowel / ʊ / in good ).

The big problem with long vowels is that there is more than one way to spell the same sound.

5

(of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability.

winning against long odds

6

(of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.

After all, back in the seventies, the long bond yield was up in the mid teens.

7

well-supplied with.

an industry that seems long on ideas but short on cash

adverb

1

for a long time.

we hadn't known them 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

verb

1

have a strong wish or desire.

she longed for a little more excitement

synonyms: yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker for/after, hunger for, thirst for, itch for, be eager for, be desperate for, crave, dream of, set one's heart on, have a yen for, be dying for

noun

1

a long interval or 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

3

long-dated securities, especially gilt-edged securities.

If the dollar rises, gold will face pressure and may need to shake out more of the weaker longs before resuming its rise.

abbreviation

1

longitude.

adjective

lengthy, extended, prolonged, extensive, protracted, long-lasting, long-drawn-out, drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, seemingly endless, lingering, interminable
farsighted, longsighted, foresighted, farseeing
retentive, recollective, tenacious

verb

yearn for, hanker
yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker for/after, hunger for, thirst for, itch for, be eager for, be desperate for, crave, dream of, set one's heart on, have a yen for, be dying for
hanker, yearn

Use "long" in a sentence

1. Long live Long live Long live

2. Long live to Queen Long live, long live, long live

3. Wear long sleeves, long pants, or long dresses.

4. Long reed (6 long cubits)

5. Syntax typedef struct tagBitmap { LONG bmType; LONG bmWidth; LONG bmHeight; LONG bmWidthBytes; WORD bmPlanes; WORD bmBitsPixel; LPVOID bmBits; } Bitmap…

6. How long is her hair? --Very long.

7. • Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants

8. Static void: assertArrayEquals(long[] expecteds, long[] actuals) Asserts that two long arrays are equal

9. Arket JERSEY LONG SLEEVE - Long sleeved top - offwhite

10. 1 Time always too long, long to palpitate.

11. Long[Sentencedict.com], long ago there lived a king.

12. She has nothing but a long long haulm.

13. There was a long and long rope bridge.

14. He's gonna be with youfor a long, long time.

15. Aeon: a long or seemingly long period of time.

16. How long?

17. Long fuse.

18. Analogie long sleeve knit sweater Analogie long sleeve knit sweater

19. Long day?

20. The seeds are small, 6–8 mm long, and have a long slender wing 18–25 mm long.

21. Love you how long, the heart also will pain for long.

22. The Awns (beards) are long, straight and 2-4 inches long

23. Boobies are large birds with long pointed wings and long bills

24. The adults are around 2 mm long with a long snout.

25. To be long-suffering does not simply mean to suffer long.

26. A long vowel is a long sound as in the word'shoe ".

27. Seven thumbs long!

28. Long Live Korea!

29. Long Edge (Standard

30. Long rap sheet.

31. You go long.

32. Ha Long Bay

33. A bit long.

34. So long, Preacher!

35. Plenty long enough.

36. How long ago?

37. Women Sexy Summer Canonicals Long Sleeve Birthday Party Maxi Fashion Long Dress

38. “Archean City has an equally long history,” said the long-browed elder

39. I'm a poor lonesome cowboy, and a long, long way from home...

40. Bandicoots have long, pointed snout, large ears, short body and long tail

41. Well, OK.I live on this reef a long, long way from here

42. Long-nose pliers

43. Long live Albania! "

44. Long live Spain!

45. Filename too long

46. They're long gone!

47. Way Quoe Long — President Trump Commuted the sentence of Way Quoe Long

48. * Bandicoots have long, pointed snouts, large ears, short body and long tail.T

49. Apatosaurus had a long, whiplike tail, stout legs, and a long neck

50. First of all, let me say, we've come a long, long way.