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Long

lɒŋ

Long definitions
adjective
longer longest long
  1. measuring a great distance from end to end

    "a long corridor"

    lengthy of considerable length extended prolonged extensive stretched out spread out
    • (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
  2. 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
  3. 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"

  4. (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
  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
    • (of a broker or their position in the market) buying or based on long stocks
    • (of a security) maturing at a distant date
  7. (of a drink) large and refreshing, and in which alcohol, if present, is not concentrated
  8. well supplied with

    "an industry that's long on ideas but short on cash"

adverb
longer longest long
  1. 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"

  2. (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"