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long1

  (lông, lŏng) pronunciation
adj., long·er, long·est.
    1. Extending or traveling a relatively great distance.
    2. Having relatively great height; tall.
    3. Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door.
  1. Of relatively great duration: a long time.
  2. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long.
  3. Made up of many members or items: a long shopping list.
    1. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game.
    2. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long.
  4. Tediously protracted; lengthy: a long speech.
  5. Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching: took a long view of the geopolitical issues.
  6. Involving substantial chance; risky: long odds.
  7. Having an abundance or excess of: “politicians whose résumés are long on competence” (Margaret Garrard Warner).
  8. Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price: long on soybeans.
    1. Linguistics. Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant.
    2. Grammar. Of, relating to, or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) that are tense vowels or diphthongs.
    1. Stressed or accented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody.
    2. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
adv., longer, longest.
  1. During or for an extended period of time: The promotion was long due.
  2. At or to a considerable distance; far: She walked long past the end of the trail.
  3. Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: hit the return long.
  4. For or throughout a specified period: They talked all night long.
  5. At a point of time distant from that referred to: That event took place long before we were born.
  6. Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market.
n.
  1. A long time: This won't take long.
  2. Linguistics. A long syllable, vowel, or consonant.
  3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.
    1. A garment size for a tall person.
    2. longs Trousers extending to the feet or ankles.
idioms:

any longer

  1. For more time: can't wait any longer.
before long
  1. Soon.
long ago
  1. At a time or during a period well before the present: I read that book long ago.
  2. A time well before the present: heroes of long ago.
long in the tooth
  1. Growing old.
no longer
  1. Not now as formerly: He no longer smokes.
not long for
  1. Unlikely to remain for much more time in: not long for this world.
the long and the short of it
  1. The substance or gist: You can look on the front page of the paper for the long and the short of it.

[Middle English, from Old English lang.]


long2 (lông, lŏng) pronunciation
intr.v., longed, long·ing, longs.

To have an earnest, heartfelt desire, especially for something beyond reach.

[Middle English longen, from Old English langian.]


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Thesaurus: long1

noun

    A long time: eon, eternity, year (used in plural). Informal age (used in plural), blue moon. Idioms: forever and a day, forever and ever, month of Sundays. See time.

adjective

  1. Having great physical length: elongate, elongated, extended, lengthy, prolonged. See long/short.
  2. Having a rather great upward projection: high, tall. See high/low.
  3. Having many syllables: polysyllabic, sesquipedal, sesquipedalian. See long/short.
  4. Extending tediously beyond a standard duration: dragging, drawn-out, lengthy, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted. See excite/bore/interest, long/short.
long2

verb

    To have a strong longing for: ache, covet, desire, hanker, pant, pine, want, wish, yearn. Informal hone2. See desire.

 
Antonyms: long

adj

Definition: extended in space or time
Antonyms: abbreviated, abridged, short

adj

Definition: interminable, excessive in length
Antonyms: brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, short

v

Definition: desire, crave
Antonyms: despise, dislike, hate


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Of great extent from end to end; Not short.

pronunciation A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough. — Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist and philosopher.

 
Wikipedia: long (disambiguation)


In general English usage, long is the adjectival form of length. It may also refer to:

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In other fields:

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Translations: Translations for: Long

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - lang, langvarig, stor, høj, tilfældig, usikker
n. - longa-node, lang stavelse, lang lyd, haussist
adv. - længe

idioms:

  • any longer    ikke længere
  • as long as    så længe som, når blot, siden, eftersom
  • as long as your arm    så langt som din indflydelse rækker
  • at the longest    højest, senest
  • by a long chalk    langt bedre
  • go a long way (towards)    drive det til noget, nå vidt, række langt
  • in the long run    i det lange løb
  • long distance    distance-
  • long division    særlig divisionsmetode
  • long dozen    tretten
  • long drawn out    langtrukken
  • long haul    lang distance, i det lange løb
  • long johns    lange underbukser
  • long jump    længdespring
  • long lived    langvarig, som lever længe
  • long shot    skud på lang afstand, afstandsbillede
  • long vacation    sommerferie
  • long wave    langbølge
  • not for long    ikke længe
  • so long    farvel
  • take long    tage lang tid
  • the long and short of it    sagens kerne, sagen i en nøddeskal

2.
v. intr. - længes

Nederlands (Dutch)
lang, langdurig, met water verdund, goed (geheugen), in de verre toekomst vervallend, (aandelen) speculerend gekocht/kopend, lang aangehouden klinker

Français (French)
1.
adj. - long, important, grand, longtemps, du temps, depuis longtemps, haut, longueur, beaucoup de, (fig) de loin
n. - longue période, grande taille (pour un vêtement), voyelle, syllabe, ou consonne longue, (Fin) position à la hausse
adv. - longtemps, pour longtemps, (combien) de temps, depuis longtemps, tout/toute (vie, journée)

idioms:

  • any longer    plus longtemps, plus jamais, ne...plus
  • as long as    tant que, aussi longtemps que, du moment que, pourvu que
  • as long as your arm    très longtemps (fam)
  • at the longest    (tout) au plus
  • be long    être long
  • by a long chalk    de beaucoup
  • go a long way towards    prendre le chemin le plus long vers
  • in the long run    à long terme
  • long distance    interurbain, international, long, de fond
  • long division    (Math) division à rallonges
  • long dozen    treize
  • long drawn out    interminable
  • long haul    long courrier, long voyage, de longue haleine
  • long johns    caleçon long
  • long jump    (GB) saut en longueur
  • long lived    d'une grande longévité, persistant
  • long off    (Cricket) position de jeu près de la limite du terrain presque derrière le lanceur, un joueur dans cette position
  • long on    (Cricket) position de jeu près du la limite du terrain presque derrière le lanceur, un joueur dans cette position
  • long shot    (Cin) plan éloigné, (Sport) outsider, risqué, coup à tenter, à tout hasard
  • long vacation    les grandes vacances
  • long wave    grandes ondes
  • not for long    pas pour longtemps
  • not long for    pas pour longtemps
  • over the long haul    à long terme
  • so long    à bientôt, salut
  • take long    prendre longtemps
  • the long and the short of it    le fin mot de l'histoire
  • the long arm of    le long bras de (la justice), puissant

2.
v. intr. - avoir envie de, désirer ardemment, se languir de qn, être très impatient (de faire), rêver de faire, brûler de faire (littér)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - weit, lang(wierig), länglich
n. - lange Zeit(spanne), Haussier
adv. - lange

idioms:

  • any longer    noch (länger)
  • as long as    solange
  • as long as your arm    ellenlang
  • at the longest    spätestens, höchstens
  • be long    beeile dich!
  • by a long chalk    weitaus
  • go a long way towards    viel zu etwas beitragen, ein gutes Stück...
  • in the long run    langfristig
  • long distance    Fernamt, Fernsprechverkehr, Langstrecke
  • long division    detaillierte Division
  • long dozen    dreizehn
  • long drawn out    langgezogen, langatmig
  • long haul    Langstreckentransport, Güterferntransport
  • long johns    lange Unterhosen
  • long jump    Weitsprung
  • long lived    andauernd, langlebig
  • long off    (Cricket) Stellung im Spielplatz
  • long on    zusehen, zugucken (ugs.)
  • long shot    Wagnis, Fernaufnahme
  • long vacation    Sommerferien, Sommerpause
  • long wave    Langwellen-
  • not for long    nicht für lange Zeit
  • not long for    es wird nicht lange
  • over the long haul    für eine lange Zeit
  • so long    bis dann, bis später
  • take long    lange dauern
  • the long and the short of it    der langen Rede kurzer Sinn
  • the long arm of    der Arm des Gesetzes reicht weit

2.
v. - sich sehnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - (για) πολύ, για πολλή ώρα, για μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα, σε όλο, καθ' όλο το διάστημα
adj. - μακρύς, πολύς, πολύ, μακροσκελής, εκτενής
n. - πολύς καιρός, μεγάλο διάστημα, (πληθ.) (οικον.) ομόλογα 10ετούς και άνω προθεσμίας
v. - νοσταλγώ, λαχταρώ, ποθώ, επιθυμώ

idioms:

  • any longer    κι άλλο, ακόμα, περισσότερο, για μεγαλύτερο διάστημα
  • as long as    εφ' όσον
  • as long as your arm    (μητρώο) μια οργιά μακρύ
  • at the longest    το πολύ-πολύ
  • by a long chalk    κατά πολύ, (ούτε) κατά διάνοια
  • go a long way (towards)    προσεγγίζω σημαντικά
  • in the long run    μακροπροθέσμως, στο τέλος, τελικά
  • long distance    (αθλοπ.) μεγάλων αποστάσεων, μακράς αποστάσεως
  • long division    διαίρεση με διαιρέτη μεγαλύτερο του 3
  • long dozen    δεκατρία, δεκατριάδα
  • long drawn out    μακρόσυρτος, παρατεταμένος
  • long haul    μακρών ή διηπειρωτικών αποστάσεων (πτήσης)
  • long johns    μακριά σώβρακα
  • long jump    άλμα εις μήκος
  • long lived    μακρόβιος
  • long shot    (απίθανη) εικασία
  • long vacation    θερινές διακοπές δικαστηρίων
  • long wave    μακρό κύμα
  • not for long    όχι για πολύ ακόμα
  • so long    (άντε) γεια!
  • take long    απαιτώ πολύ καιρό/χρόνο, παίρνω πολλή ώρα
  • the long and short of it    το ρεζουμέ της υπόθεσης

Italiano (Italian)
lungamente, lungo, prolungato

idioms:

  • any longer    non più
  • as long as    finché
  • at the longest    tutt'al più
  • in the long run    a lungo andare
  • long distance    interurbana
  • long division    divisione lunga
  • long dozen    tredici
  • long drawn out    protratto
  • long haul    a lungo raggio
  • long johns    mutande lunghe
  • long jump    salto in lungo
  • long lived    longevo
  • long shot    scommessa rischiosa
  • long vacation    vacanze estive
  • long wave    onde lunghe
  • not for long    non per molto
  • so long    arrivederci
  • take long    durare a lungo
  • the long and short of it    tutti i particolari di

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - longamente
adj. - longo, cansativo, duradouro
n. - sílaba (f) (Gram.), período (m)
v. - desejar, ansiar, ter saudades de

idioms:

  • any longer    (...não) mais
  • as long as    enquanto
  • at the longest    prazo máximo
  • in the long run    no fim das contas, ao final, a longo prazo
  • long distance    grande distância (f)
  • long division    divisão por método de chave
  • long dozen    treze
  • long drawn out    prolongado
  • long haul    arremesso (m) à distância (Desp.)
  • long johns    roupa íntima longa de inverno
  • long jump    salto (m) em distância (Desp.)
  • long lived    duradouro
  • long shot    azarão
  • long vacation    férias de verão
  • long wave    onda (f) longa (Eletrôn.) (Fís.)
  • not for long    não por muito tempo
  • so long    até mais
  • take long    demorar
  • the long and short of it    síntese

Русский (Russian)
длинный, долгий, имеющий определенную длину, отдаленный, медлительный, многочисленный, играющий на повышение в биржевой игре, долгий срок, покупатель ценных бумаг, долго, давно, страстно желать

idioms:

  • any longer    более
  • as long as    до тех пор, пока
  • at the longest    самое позднее
  • in the long run    в конечном счете
  • long distance    международная или междугородняя телефонная связь
  • long division    письменное деление столбиком
  • long dozen    "чертова дюжина"
  • long drawn out    слишком затянувшийся
  • long haul    долгий путь
  • long johns    теплые кальсоны
  • long jump    прыжок в длину
  • long lived    долго живущий, долговечный
  • long shot    общий план, кадр, снятый общим планом
  • long vacation    летние каникулы
  • long wave    длинноволновый
  • not for long    ненадолго
  • so long    пока
  • take long    занять много времени
  • the long and short of it    короче говоря, самая суть

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - largo, de mucha duración, prolongado
n. - longitud, letra o sílaba larga, vacaciones de verano
adv. - mucho tiempo, largo tiempo

idioms:

  • any longer    no más
  • as long as    mientras, tanto como, todo el tiempo que, mientras dure, siempre y cuando
  • as long as your arm    del largo del brazo
  • at the longest    a lo sumo
  • be long    tomarse mucho tiempo
  • by a long chalk    de lejos
  • go a long way towards    ser muy útil, contribuir grandemente, hacer un esfuerzo para
  • in the long run    a largo plazo, a la larga
  • long distance    larga distancia, largo alcance
  • long division    división en que se escriben los productos parciales
  • long dozen    docena de fraile, trece
  • long drawn out    muy prolongado, interminable
  • long haul    de larga distancia
  • long johns    calzoncillos largos
  • long jump    salto largo
  • long lived    longevo, de larga vida
  • long off    (cricket) posición de campo detrás del bowler y hacia atrás
  • long on    contar con un surtido o dotación amplia
  • long shot    competidor con pocas posibilidades de ganar, apuesta arriesgada, empresa aventurada, conjetura aventurada
  • long vacation    las vacaciones del verano
  • long wave    onda larga
  • not for long    no por mucho tiempo
  • not long for    no falta mucho para
  • over the long haul    de larga distancia, de largo aliento
  • so long    ¡hasta luego!
  • take long    llevar o tomar mucho tiempo, demorarse
  • the long and the short of it    en resumidas cuentas, la esencia del asunto, a la corta y a la larga
  • the long arm of    el largo brazo de la ley o la justicia

2.
v. intr. - ansiar, anhelar, suspirar por , añorar

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - länge, (ibl.) för länge sedan, (efter tidsuttryck) hel
adj. - långsträckt, långvarig, långdragen, långrandig, lång (fristig), på lång sikt, längd-, avlägsen (om tid), (ibl.) gammal, stor, hög, dryg, rik, fylld
n. - lång stavelse, lång signal (i morsealfabetet), haussespekulant
v. - läng

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 长的, 长久的, 远的, 冗长的, 长久地, 始终, 长时间, 长音节, 长时期, 长裤

idioms:

  • any longer    再, 仍再
  • as long as    只要, 在...的时候
  • as long as your arm    很长的
  • at the longest    至多
  • by a long chalk    相差很多
  • go a long way (towards)    大有帮助, 采取主动
  • in the long run    终究
  • long distance    长途电话, 长途通迅
  • long division    长除法
  • long dozen    十三个
  • long drawn out    拉长的, 持续很久的
  • long haul    持久
  • long johns    长内衣裤
  • long jump    跳远
  • long lived    长寿的, 耐用的
  • long shot    远投, 风险大的赌注, 远射
  • long vacation    大学暑假, 法院夏季休庭
  • long wave    长波
  • not for long    不久
  • so long    再见
  • take long    阔步走, 需要多长时间
  • the long and short of it    要点, 全部

2. 渴望, 极想, 热望

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 長的, 長久的, 遠的, 冗長的
adv. - 長久地, 始終
n. - 長時間, 長音節, 長時期, 長褲

idioms:

  • any longer    再, 仍再
  • as long as    只要, 在...的時候
  • as long as your arm    很長的
  • at the longest    至多
  • by a long chalk    相差很多
  • go a long way (towards)    大有幫助, 採取主動
  • in the long run    終究
  • long distance    長途電話, 長途通迅
  • long division    長除法
  • long dozen    十三個
  • long drawn out    拉長的, 持續很久的
  • long haul    持久
  • long johns    長內衣褲
  • long jump    跳遠
  • long lived    長壽的, 耐用的
  • long shot    遠投, 風險大的賭注, 遠射
  • long vacation    大學暑假, 法院夏季休庭
  • long wave    長波
  • not for long    不久
  • so long    再見
  • take long    闊步走, 需要多長時間
  • the long and short of it    要點, 全部

2.
v. intr. - 渴望, 極想, 熱望

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 긴 , 장거리의, 오래 계속되는 , 합계의, 항목이 많은
n. - 오랜 기간, 긴 것, 큰 사이즈, 장음
adv. - 길게 , 멀리 , 아득히, 오랫동안, ~에 걸쳐, 훨씬 전에

idioms:

  • as long as    ~하는 한
  • as long as your arm    할 수 있는 데 까지
  • at the longest    아무리 길게 잡아도 , 늦어도
  • by a long chalk    훨씬 , 월등히, 훨씬 ~아닌
  • go a long way (towards)    진보해가다
  • in the long run    결국 , 마침내
  • long drawn out    너무 오래 끄는 , 지연되는
  • take long    오래 걸리다
  • the long and short of it    요지 , 요점

2.
v. intr. - 간절히 바라다, 몹시 그리워하다, 갈망하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 長い, 長くかかる, 長ったらしい, 長さが…で, 縦が…で, 長音の
v. - 思い焦がれる
adv. - 長く, 間中
prep. - 間

idioms:

  • any longer    もはや
  • as long as    …する間は, …さえすれば
  • as long as your arm    とても長い
  • at long last    やっとのことで
  • at the longest    長くて, せいぜい
  • by a long chalk    はるかに
  • by a long shot    大いに
  • by a long way    はるかに
  • come a long way    ずっと出世する
  • goes a long way    長い道程を行く
  • in the long run    結局は
  • in the long term    長期的には
  • long distance    長距離電話, その交換手
  • long division    長除法
  • long dozen    大ダース
  • long drawn out    長たらしい
  • long haul    長期間, 長距離輸送
  • long johns    長い下着
  • long jump    幅跳び
  • long lived    長生きの
  • long pull    長期, 長距離
  • long shot    遠写し, 一か八かの賭け, 大穴
  • long since    ずっと前に
  • long vacation    夏期休暇
  • long wave    長波
  • no longer    もはや…しない
  • not for long    長くはない
  • so long    ではさようなら
  • so long as    …である限りは
  • take long    長くかかる
  • take the long view    長い目で見る
  • the long and short of it    要点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) طويلا, منذ عهد بعيد, طوال (صفه) طويل, ذو طول معين, مديد (الاسم) فترة طويله, مقطع لفظي طويل (فعل) يتوق إلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ארוך, גבוה (אדם), גדול ומרענן (משקה), בעל הסתברות נמוכה (סיכוי), מוארך, קנויות מראש בציפיה שמחירן יעלה (מניות)‬
n. - ‮זמן רב, תנועה ארוכה (בשפה), תו ארוך (מוסיקה)‬
adv. - ‮לזמן ממושך, במשך‬
v. intr. - ‮כמה, נכסף, משתוקק‬


 
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