long

verbs

desire strongly or persistently
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adjectives

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"
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lasting through all time
"agelong struggle for freedom"
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two months long; lasting two months
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of long duration
"chronic money problems"
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lasting through an entire day
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relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
"a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
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existing for a long time
"hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
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lasting for eight days
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tiresomely long; seemingly without end
"endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon"
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lasting for an hour
"an hourlong examination"
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continuing through life
"a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art"
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active over a long period of time
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of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption
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somewhat long
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(of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual
"long-life milk"
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over an extended time
"a longitudinal study of twins"
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involving an extended span of time
"long-range goals"
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relating to or extending over a relatively long time
"the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment"
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having existed for a long time
"a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict"
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last through a month
"a monthlong stay in the hospital"
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lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
"a nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight trip"
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lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
"perennial happiness"
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of a task that takes time and patience
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lasting through a week
"her weeklong vacation"
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lasting through a year
"attending yearlong courses"
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continuance in time
"the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
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"
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having notably more length than width; being long and slender
"an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
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drawn out or made longer spatially
"Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
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capable of being lengthened
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being of a considerable distance or length
"a far trek"
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long and thin and often limp
"grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair"
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having a long handle
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suitable for or reaching long distances
"long-range nuclear capability"
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having a snout that is longer than average
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having relatively long fibers
"long-staple cotton"
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(of sheep) having relatively long wool
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deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
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(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
"sesquipedalian technical terms"
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having an elongated seating area
"a stretch limousine"
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the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
of relatively great height
"a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
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great in vertical dimension; high in stature
"tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
good at remembering
"a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
"is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
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the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
"the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
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the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
involving substantial risk
"long odds"
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not sound financially
"unsound banking practices"
planning prudently for the future
"large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
"in long supply"
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present in great quantity
"an abundant supply of water"

adverbs

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"
for an extended distance