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LONG
long
(adjective) having or being more than normal or necessary; âlong on brainsâ; âin long supplyâ
long
(adjective) primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; âa long roadâ; âa long distanceâ; âcontained many long wordsâ; âten miles longâ
long
(adjective) primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; âa long lifeâ; âa long boring speechâ; âa long timeâ; âa long friendshipâ; âa long gameâ; âlong agoâ; âan hour longâ
long
(adjective) (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration; âthe English vowel sounds in âbateâ, âbeatâ, âbiteâ, âboatâ, âbootâ are longâ
long
(adjective) holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; âis long on coffeeâ; âa long position in goldâ
farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted
(adjective) planning prudently for the future; âlarge goals that required farsighted policiesâ; âtook a long view of the geopolitical issuesâ
retentive, recollective, long, tenacious
(adjective) good at remembering; âa retentive mindâ; âtenacious memoryâ
long
(adjective) involving substantial risk; âlong oddsâ
long
(adjective) of relatively great height; âa race of long gaunt menâ- Sherwood Anderson; âlooked out the long French windowsâ
long
(adverb) for an extended time or at a distant time; âa promotion long overdueâ; âsomething long hoped forâ; âhis name has long been forgottenâ; âtalked all night longâ; âhow long will you be gone?â; âarrived long before he was expectedâ; âit is long after your bedtimeâ
long
(adverb) for an extended distance
hanker, long, yearn
(verb) desire strongly or persistently
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Long
A surname. Originally a nickname for a tall man.
Etymology 1
Adjective
long (comparative longer, superlative longest)
Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
Having great duration.
Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
(British, dialect) Not short; tall.
(finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
(tennis, of a ball or a shot) Landing beyond the baseline, and therefore deemed to be out.
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Usage notes
• Wide is usually used instead of long when referring to a horizontal dimension (left to right).
• Tall or high are usually used instead of long when referring to positive vertical dimension (upwards), and deep when referring to negative vertical dimension (downwards).
Synonyms
• (having much distance from one point to another): deep (vertically downwards), extended, high (vertically upwards), lengthy, tall
• (having great duration): extended, lengthy, prolonged
Antonyms
• (having much distance from one point to another): low (vertically upwards), shallow (vertically upwards or downwards), short
• (having great duration): brief, short
• (finance): short
Hyponyms
(Hyponyms of long (long duration)):
• daylong
• day-long
• dayslong
• days-long
• decadelong
• decade-long
• decades-long
• fortnight-long
• hour-long
• hours-long
• long-standing
• month-long
• months-long
• weeklong
• week-long
• weeks-long
• yearlong
• year-long
• yearslong
• years-long
Noun
long (plural longs)
(linguistics) A long vowel.
(prosody) A long syllable.
(music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
(programming) 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.
(finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
(finance) A long-term investment.
(UK, colloquial, dated) The long summer vacation at the English universities.
Verb
long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
(transitive, finance) To take a long position in.
Etymology 2
Adverb
long (comparative longer, superlative longest)
Over a great distance in space.
For a particular duration.
For a long duration.
Synonyms
• (over a great distance): a long way, far
• (for a long duration): a long time
Antonyms
• (over a great distance): a short distance, a short way
• (for a long duration): an instant, a minute, a moment, a second, a short time, not long
Etymology 3
Verb
long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
Usage notes
• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See English catenative verbs
Synonyms
• (desire greatly): ache, yearn
Etymology 4
Adjective
long (not comparable)
(archaic) On account of, because of.
Verb
long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
Etymology 5
Shortening of longitude
Noun
long (plural longs)
longitude
Coordinate terms
• lat
Etymology 6
Verb
long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
(obsolete) To belong.
Source: Wiktionary
Long, a. [Compar. Longer; superl. Longest.] Etym: [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. lÄng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L.longus. sq. root125. Cf. Length, Ling a fish, Linger, Lunge, Purloin.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away. The we may us reserve both fresh and strong Against the tournament, which is not long. Spenser.
5. 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.
6. Far-reaching; extensive. " Long views." Burke.
7. (Phonetics)
Definition: Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 22, 30.
Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as, long-armed, long- beaked, long-haired, long-horned, long-necked, long-sleeved, long- tailed, long- worded, etc. In the long run, in the whole course of things taken together; in the ultimate result; eventually.
– Long clam (Zoöl.), the common clam (Mya arenaria) of the Northern United States and Canada; -- called also soft-shell clam and long- neck clam. See Mya.
– Long cloth, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.
– Long clothes, clothes worn by a young infant, extending below the feet.
– Long division. (Math.) See Division.
– Long dozen, one more than a dozen; thirteen.
– Long home, the grave.
– Long measure, Long mater. See under Measure, Meter.
– Long Parliament (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell, April 20, 1653.
– Long price, the full retail price.
– Long purple (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed to be the Orchis mascula. Dr. Prior.
– Long suit (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally more than three cards. R. A. Proctor.
– Long tom. (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of a vessel. (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western U.S.] (c) (Zoöl.) The long-tailed titmouse.
– Long wall (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work progresses, except where passages are needed.
– Of long, a long time. [Obs.] Fairfax.
– To be, or go, long of the market, To be on the long side of the market, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated price; -- opposed to short in such phrases as, to be short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See Short.
– To have a long head, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
Long, n.
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
2. (Phonetics)
Definition: A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it. Addison.
Long, adv. Etym: [AS. lance.]
1. To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
2. To a great extent in time; during a long time. They that tarry long at the wine. Prov. xxiii. 30. When the trumpet soundeth long. Ex. xix. 13.
3. 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.
4. Through the whole extent or duration. The bird of dawning singeth all night long. Shak.
5. Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone
Long, prep. Etym: [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d Along.]
Definition: By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See Along of, under 3d Along.
Long, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Longed; p. pr. & vb. n. Longing.] Etym: [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang long. See Long, a.]
1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for. I long to see you. Rom. i. 11. I have longed after thy precepts. Ps. cxix. 40. I have longed for thy salvation. Ps. cxix. 174. Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea. Arbuthnot.
2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.] The labor which that longeth unto me. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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