Meaning of 'long' (Webster Dictionary)
- To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for
something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or
for.
- To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.
- To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
- To a great extent in time; during a long time.
- At a point of duration far distant, either prior or
posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the
foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
- Through the whole extent or duration.
- Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in
question; as, how long will you be gone?
- A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a
large, twice that of a breve.
- A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
- The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase,
the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
- By means of; by the fault of; because of.
- Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length;
protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and
distinguished from broad or wide.
- Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a
considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a
long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
- Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or
duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
- Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant
in time; far away.
- Extended to any specified measure; of a specified
length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to
the measure of a mile, etc.
- Far-reaching; extensive.
- Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance;
-- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to
Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
Meaning of 'long' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
Example in sentence:- a long boring speech;
- a long friendship;
- a long game;
- a long life;
- a long time;
- an hour long;
- long ago
Meaning (2):
- primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
Example in sentence:- a long distance;
- a long road;
- contained many long words;
- ten miles long
Meaning (3):
- holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
Example in sentence:- a long position in gold;
- is long on coffee
Meaning (4):
- good at remembering
Example in sentence:- a retentive mind;
- tenacious memory
Meaning (5):
- (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
Example in sentence:- the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long
Meaning (6):
- for an extended time or at a distant time
Example in sentence:- a promotion long overdue;
- arrived long before he was expected;
- his name has long been forgotten;
- how long will you be gone?;
- it is long after your bedtime;
- something long hoped for;
- talked all night long
Meaning (7):
- of relatively great height
Example in sentence:- a race of long gaunt men;
- looked out the long French windows
Meaning (8):
- having or being more than normal or necessary
Example in sentence:- in long supply;
- long on brains
Meaning (9):
- planning prudently for the future
Example in sentence:- large goals that required farsighted policies;
- took a long view of the geopolitical issues
Meaning (10):
- involving substantial risk
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