Meaning & Definition of Long in English
English⟶
Long
/lɔŋ/
verb
1. Desire strongly or persistently
synonym:
- hanker,
- long,
- yearn
adjective
1. Primarily temporal sense
- Being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- "A long life"
- "A long boring speech"
- "A long time"
- "A long friendship"
- "A long game"
- "Long ago"
- "An hour long"
synonym:
- long
2. Primarily spatial sense
- Of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
- "A long road"
- "A long distance"
- "Contained many long words"
- "Ten miles long"
synonym:
- long
3. Of relatively great height
- "A race of long gaunt men"- sherwood anderson
- "Looked out the long french windows"
synonym:
- long
4. Good at remembering
- "A retentive mind"
- "Tenacious memory"
synonym:
- retentive,
- recollective,
- long,
- tenacious
5. Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
- "Is long on coffee"
- "A long position in gold"
synonym:
- long
6. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
- "The english vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
synonym:
- long
7. Involving substantial risk
- "Long odds"
synonym:
- long
8. Planning prudently for the future
- "Large goals that required farsighted policies"
- "Took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
synonym:
- farseeing,
- farsighted,
- foresighted,
- foresightful,
- prospicient,
- long,
- longsighted
9. Having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
- "In long supply"
synonym:
- long
adverb
1. For an extended time or at a distant time
- "A promotion long overdue"
- "Something long hoped for"
- "His name has long been forgotten"
- "Talked all night long"
- "How long will you be gone?"
- "Arrived long before he was expected"
- "It is long after your bedtime"
synonym:
- long
2. For an extended distance
synonym:
- long
Examples of using
After a long search, we found a satisfactory room.
You're bound to succeed in the long run.
Eternity is a really long time.