long
adjective
[ lɒŋ ]
• measuring a great distance from end to end.
• "a long corridor"
• lasting or taking a great amount of time.
• "a long and distinguished career"
Similar:
prolonged,
protracted,
lengthy,
overlong,
extended,
long-drawn-out,
drawn-out,
spun-out,
dragged-out,
seemingly endless,
lingering,
interminable,
tedious,
boring,
wearisome,
• relatively great in extent.
• "write a long report"
• (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 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 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"
long
noun
• a long period.
• "see you before long"
Similar:
soon,
shortly,
presently,
in the near future,
in a short time,
in a little while,
in a minute,
in a moment,
in an instant,
in the twinkling of an eye,
in (less than) no time,
in no time (at all),
before you know it,
any minute (now),
by and by,
in a jiffy,
in two shakes,
in two shakes of a lamb's tail,
anon,
ere 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.
long
adverb
• for a long time.
• "we hadn't known them long"
• (with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance.
• "the Cambridge side played the ball long"
Origin:
Old English lang, long (adjective), lange, longe (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lang .
long
verb
• have a strong wish or desire.
• "she longed for a little more excitement"
Similar:
yearn,
pine,
ache,
wish,
burn,
hanker for/after,
hunger,
thirst,
itch,
pant,
hope,
be eager,
be desperate,
be consumed with desire,
be unable to wait,
would give one's eye teeth,
crave,
need,
lust after,
dream of,
set one's heart on,
be bent on,
eat one's heart out over,
covet,
want,
desire,
set one's sights on,
have a yen,
be dying,
yen,
Origin:
Old English langian ‘grow long, prolong’, also ‘dwell in thought, yearn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch langen ‘present, offer’ and German langen ‘reach, extend’.
long.
abbreviation
• longitude.
-long
combining form
• (added to nouns) for the duration of.
• "lifelong"
be long
• take a long time to happen or arrive.
• "sit down, tea won't be long"
