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long 1
(lông, lŏng)adj. long·er, long·est
1.
a. Extending or traveling a relatively great distance.
b. Having relatively great height; tall.
c. Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door.
2. Of relatively great duration: a long time.
3. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long.
4. Made up of many members or items: a long shopping list.
5.
a. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game.
b. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long.
6. Tediously protracted; lengthy: a long speech.
7. Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching: took a long view of the geopolitical issues.
8. Involving substantial chance; risky: long odds.
9. Having an abundance or excess of: "politicians whose résumés are long on competence" (Margaret Garrard Warner).
10. Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price: long on soybeans.
11.
a. Linguistics Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant.
b. Grammar Relating to or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, o͞o) that are tense vowels or diphthongs.
12. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
adv. longer, longest
1. During or for an extended period of time: The promotion was long due.
2. At or to a considerable distance; far: She walked long past the end of the trail.
3. Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: hit the return long.
4. For or throughout a specified period: They talked all night long.
5. At a point of time distant from that referred to: That event took place long before we were born.
6. Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market.
n.
Idioms: 1. A long time: This won't take long.
2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant.
3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.
4.
a. A garment size for a tall person.
b. longs Trousers extending to the feet or ankles.
any longer
For more time: can't wait any longer.
before long
Soon.
long ago
1. At a time or during a period well before the present: I read that book long ago.
2. A time well before the present: heroes of long ago.
long in the tooth
Growing old.
no longer
Not now as formerly: He no longer smokes.
not long for
Unlikely to remain for much more time in: not long for this world.
the long and the short of it
The substance or gist: You can look on the front page of the paper for the long and the short of it.
long 2
(lông, lŏng)intr.v. longed, long·ing, longs
To have an earnest, heartfelt desire, especially for something beyond reach.
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| Noun | 1. |  longer - a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge" |
| Adv. | 1. | longer - for more time; "can I stay bit longer?" |
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Translations
déle
længere
kauemmin
duže
より長く
더 길게
längre
นานกว่า
lâu hơn nữa
longer
[ˈlɒŋgər] advno longer, not ... any longer
They're no longer going out together → Ils ne sortent plus ensemble.
I can't stand it any longer → Je ne peux plus le supporter.
He no longer comes → Il ne vient plus.
see also long
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longer
→ أْطوَلُ déle længere länger μακρύτερα mucho tiempo kauemmin plus longtemps duže più a lungo より長く 더 길게 langer lenger dłużej mais tempo дольше längre นานกว่า daha uzun lâu hơn nữa 比较久Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009