• Adjective

    having considerable linear extent in space
    a long distance; a long handle.
    having considerable duration in time
    a long conversation; a long while.
    extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units
    eight miles long; eight hours long.
    containing many items or units
    a long list.
    requiring a considerable time to relate, read, etc.
    a long story.
    extending beyond normal or moderate limits
    a long, boring speech.
    experienced as passing slowly, because of the difficulty, tedium, or unpleasantness involved
    long years of study.
    reaching well into the past
    a long memory.
    the longer of two or the longest of several
    the long way home; a brick with the long side exposed.
    taking a long time; slow
    He's certainly long getting here.
    forward-looking or considering all aspects; broad
    to take a long view of life.
    intense, thorough, or critical; seriously appraising
    a long look at one's past mistakes.
    having an ample supply or endowment of something (often fol. by on )
    to be long on advice; to be long on brains.
    having a considerable time to run, as a promissory note.
    Chiefly Law . distant or remote in time
    a long date.
    extending relatively far
    a man with a long reach.
    being higher or taller than usual
    long casement windows.
    being against great odds; unlikely
    a long chance.
    (of beverages) mixed or diluted with a large amount of soda, seltzer, etc.
    highballs, collinses, and other long drinks.
    (of the head or skull) of more than ordinary length from front to back.
    Phonetics .
    lasting a relatively long time
    Feed has a longer sound than feet or fit.
    belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually longer in duration than another class, as the vowel of bought as compared to that of but, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the ah in German Bahn in contrast with the a in Bann, or the tt in Italian fatto in contrast with the t in fato ( opposed to short ).
    having the sound of the English vowels in mate, meet, mite, mote, moot, and mute, historically descended from vowels that were long in duration.
    Prosody . (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a longer time than a short syllable.
    Finance . holding or accumulating stocks, futures, commodities, etc., with the expectation of a rise in prices
    a long position in chemicals.
    Gambling .
    marked by a large difference in the numbers of the given betting ratio or in the amounts wagered
    long odds.
    of or pertaining to the larger amount bet.
    Ceramics . (of clay) very plastic; fat.

    Noun

    a comparatively long time
    They haven't been gone for long. Will it take long?
    something that is long
    The signal was two longs and a short.
    a size of garment for men who are taller than average.
    a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size
    The shorts and the longs are hung separately.
    Finance . a person who accumulates or holds stocks or commodities with the expectation of a rise in prices.
    Music . longa.

    Adverb

    for or through a great extent of space or, esp., time
    a reform long advocated.
    for or throughout a specified extent, esp. of time
    How long did he stay?
    (used elliptically in referring to the length of an absence, delay, etc.)
    Will she be long?
    throughout a specified period of time (usually used to emphasize a preceding noun)
    It's been muggy all summer long.
    at a point of time far distant from the time indicated
    long before.

    Idioms

    as long as
    provided that
    As long as you can come by six, I'll be here.
    seeing that; since
    As long as you're going to the grocery anyway, buy me a pint of ice cream.
    Also, so long as. during the time that; through the period that
    As long as we were neighbors, they never invited us inside their house.
    before long
    soon
    We should have news of her whereabouts before long.
    the long and the short of
    the point or gist of; substance of
    The long and the short of it is that they will be forced to sell all their holdings. Also, the long and short of.

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