ALL meanings of long
long
L l - adjective long having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle. 2
- adjective long extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units: eight miles long; eight hours long. 2
- adjective long forward-looking or considering all aspects; broad: to take a long view of life. 2
- adjective long great in extent, distance 1
- adjective long great in measurement 1
- adjective long great in duration 1
- adjective long in duration 1
- adjective long extensive 1
- adverb long for a long time 1
- adjective long not short 1
- adjective long phonetics: extended 1
- adjective long time: passing slowly 1
- adjective long amply supplied 1
- adjective long finance: holding equities 1
- adjective long drink: tall size 1
- adverb long elliptical usage: a long time 1
- adverb long far in the past 1
- noun long clothing: long size 1
- verbal expression long yearn 1
- verbal expression long wish sb would do sth 1
- intransitive verb long desire 1
- noun long 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). 1
- adjective long having considerable duration in time: a long conversation; a long while. 1
- adjective long containing many items or units: a long list. 1
- adjective long requiring a considerable time to relate, read, etc.: a long story. 1
- adjective long extending beyond normal or moderate limits: a long, boring speech. 1
- adjective long experienced as passing slowly, because of the difficulty, tedium, or unpleasantness involved: long years of study. 1
- adjective long reaching well into the past: a long memory. 1
- adjective long the longer of two or the longest of several: the long way home; a brick with the long side exposed. 1
- adjective long taking a long time; slow: He's certainly long getting here. 1
- adjective long intense, thorough, or critical; seriously appraising: a long look at one's past mistakes. 1
- adjective long having an ample supply or endowment of something (often followed by on): to be long on advice; to be long on brains. 1
- adjective long having a considerable time to run, as a promissory note. 1
- adjective long Chiefly Law. distant or remote in time: a long date. 1
- adjective long extending relatively far: a man with a long reach. 1
- adjective long being higher or taller than usual: long casement windows. 1
- adjective long being against great odds; unlikely: a long chance. 1
- adjective long (of beverages) mixed or diluted with a large amount of soda, seltzer, etc.: highballs, collinses, and other long drinks. 1
- adjective long (of the head or skull) of more than ordinary length from front to back. 1
- adjective long 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. 1
- adjective long Prosody. (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a longer time than a short syllable. 1
- adjective long Finance. holding or accumulating stocks, futures, commodities, etc., with the expectation of a rise in prices: a long position in chemicals. 1
- adjective long Gambling. marked by a large difference in the numbers of the given betting ratio or in the amounts wagered: long odds. of or relating to the larger amount bet. 1
- adjective long Ceramics. (of clay) very plastic; fat. 1
- noun long Crawford Williamson [wil-yuh m-suh n] /ˈwɪl yəm sən/ (Show IPA), 1815–78, U.S. surgeon. 1
- noun long Huey Pierce [hyoo-ee] /ˈhyu i/ (Show IPA), 1893–1935, U.S. politician: governor of Louisiana 1928–31; U.S. senator 1931–35. 1
- noun long Russell B(illiu) [bil-yoo] /ˈbɪl yu/ (Show IPA), 1918–2003, U.S. lawyer and politician: U.S. senator 1948–87 (son of Huey Long). 1
- noun long Stephen Harriman, 1784–1864, U.S. army officer and explorer. 1
- adverb long for or through a great extent of space or, especially, time: a reform long advocated. 1
- adverb long for or throughout a specified extent, especially of time: How long did he stay? 1