long

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   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. 2superlative

   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. 3superlative

   Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

4. 4superlative

   Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

5. 5superlative

   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. 6superlative

   Far-reaching; extensive.

7. 7superlative

   Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.

8. 8noun

   A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

9. 9noun

   A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

10. 10noun

    The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

11. 11adverb

    To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.

12. 12adverb

    To a great extent in time; during a long time.

13. 13adverb

    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.

14. 14adverb

    Through the whole extent or duration.

15. 15adverb

    Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?

16. 16preposition

    By means of; by the fault of; because of.

17. 17adjective

    To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.

18. 18adjective

    To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.

19. 19verb

    desire strongly or persistently

    Synonyms

    hankeryearn
20. 20adjective

    having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"

    "in long supply"

21. 21adjective

    primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

    "a long road"

    "a long distance"

22. 22adjective

    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"

23. 23adjective

    (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

    "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

24. 24adjective

    holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

    "is long on coffee"

    "a long position in gold"

25. 25adjective

    planning prudently for the future

    "large goals that required farsighted policies"

    "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

    Synonyms

    farseeingfarsightedforesightedforesightfullongsighted
26. 26adjective

    good at remembering

    "a retentive mind"

    "tenacious memory"

    Synonyms

    recollectiveretentivetenacious
27. 27adjective

    involving substantial risk

    "long odds"

28. 28adjective

    of relatively great height- Sherwood Anderson

    "a race of long gaunt men"

    "looked out the long French windows"

29. 29adverb

    for an extended time or at a distant time

    "a promotion long overdue"

    "something long hoped for"

30. 30adverb

    for an extended distance