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Long
lɒŋ
- measuring a great distance from end to end
"a long corridor"
- (after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from end to end
"a boat 150 feet long"
- (of a journey) covering a great distance
"I went for a long walk"
- (of a ball in sport) travelling a great distance, or further than expected or intended
"he tried to head a long ball back to the keeper"
- (of a garment or sleeves on a garment) covering the whole of a person's legs or arms
"a sweater with long sleeves"
- of elongated shape
"shaped like a torpedo, long and thin"
- (of a person) tall
- lasting or taking a great amount of time
"a long and distinguished career"
prolonged protracted lengthy overlong extended long-drawn-out drawn-out spun-out dragged-out seemingly endless lingering interminable- (after a noun of duration and in questions) lasting or taking a specified amount of time
"a week-long course"
- seeming to last more time than is the case; lengthy
"serving long hours on the committee"
- (of a person's memory) retaining things for a great amount of time
- relatively great in extent
"write a long report"
- (after a noun of extent and in questions) having a specified extent
"the statement was three pages long"
- (of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good)
- (of a vowel or syllable) having the greater of the two recognized durations
- (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability
"winning against long odds"
- (of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price
- (of a broker or their position in the market) buying or based on long stocks
- (of a security) maturing at a distant date
- (of a drink) large and refreshing, and in which alcohol, if present, is not concentrated
- well supplied with
"an industry that's long on ideas but short on cash"
- a long period
"see you before long"
- a long sound such as a long signal in Morse code or a long vowel or syllable
"two longs and a short"
- long-dated securities, especially gilts
- assets held in a long position
- for a long time
"we hadn't known them long"
- in questions about a period of time
"how long have you been working?"
- at a time distant from a specified event or time
"the work was compiled long after his death"
- after an implied point of time
"he couldn't wait any longer"
- (after a noun of duration) throughout a specified period
"it rained all day long"
- (with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance
"the Cambridge side played the ball long"
- beyond the point aimed at; too far
"he threw the ball long"