long

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/lɒŋ/

adj 6noun 6adv 5name 5verb 4

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, look, seem

Her new skirt seemed long enough to cover her knees completely.

ADV

really, very

extra

The baker had to use extra-long wooden spoons to stir the huge vats of chocolate.

a bit, fairly, quite, rather

She waited a bit long at the airport before her friend finally arrived.

enough

This rope isn't long enough to reach the other side of the garden.

(verb.)

ADV

desperately

She desperately longed for a quiet weekend after months of stressful work.

secretly

She had secretly longed for a chance to leave her job and travel abroad.

always

He has always longed for a career in music since childhood.

PREP

for

She has longed for a peaceful home in the countryside ever since moving to the city.

Definitions

adj

Having much distance in space from one end to the other.

I need a long piece of wood.

It’s a long way from the Earth to the Moon.

Having much distance in space from one end to the other.

This table is long but not very high.

Having much distance in space from one end to the other.

Smith hoofs a long ball up to Jones.

Having much distance in space from one end to the other.

My ex was very strong but not very long.

Travelling or extending too great a distance in space.

The plane touched down long and overran the end of the runway.

Juneau was making good time with the other surviving U.S. Navy ships, despite her damage, when the I-26 spotted her and sent a salvo of Type 95 torpedoes in her direction. Passing between the Helena and San Francisco, some indication being they had actually been shot at the San Francisco and gone long because San Francisco was travelling significantly slower than expected, they nonetheless hit Juneau and detonated the ship’s magazine.

noun

A long vowel.

In French most vowels are half-long, and are only occasionally lengthened or shortened into full longs and shorts.

A long syllable.

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.

A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.

An entity with a long position in an asset; for example, a trader or investor possessing an amount of a company's shares.

Every uptick made the longs cheer.

verb

To take a long position in.

The left panel shows the profile of a portfolio consisting of longing a call and shorting a put.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — desire strongly or persistently

hanker
yearn

adjective — planning prudently for the future

farseeing
farsighted
foresighted
foresightful
prospicient
longsighted

adjective — good at remembering

retentive
recollective
tenacious

Antonyms

short
unretentive
forgetful

Idioms & Phrases

long finger

The middle finger.

long pork

Human flesh.

[…] the doctor still seemed to share the sort of creepiness I felt at the sight of a live nigger who had actually eaten long pork.

so long

Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

so long as

Depending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; as long as.

I don't mind if he stays there, so long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.

as long as

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long.

It took three times as long as I expected (= three times longer than I did).

Example Bank

I need a long piece of wood.

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It’s a long way from the Earth to the Moon.

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How long was your newborn baby?

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In French most vowels are half-long, and are only occasionally lengthened or shortened into full longs and shorts.

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A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.

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Every uptick made the longs cheer.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, long is marked as informal, archaic, obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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