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[[t]lɔŋ, lɒŋ[/t]]

adj. long•er [[t]ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ-[/t]] long•est [[t]ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ-[/t]] n. adv.

1) having considerable or greater than usual linear extent in space

2) having considerable or greater than usual duration in time

3) extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units:

eight miles long; eight hours long[/ex]

4) containing many items or units:

a long list[/ex]

5) requiring a considerable time to relate, read, etc.:

a long story[/ex]

6) extending beyond normal, moderate, or desired limits:

to work long hours; The sleeves are long on me[/ex]

7) experienced as passing slowly, as because of tedium

8) reaching well into the past:

a long memory[/ex]

9) the longer of two or the longest of several:

the long way home[/ex]

10) taking a long time; slow:

to be long in getting here[/ex]

11) forward-looking or considering all aspects; broad:

to take a long view[/ex]

12) intense, thorough, or critical; seriously appraising:

a long look at one's mistakes[/ex]

13) having an ample supply or endowment (often fol. by on):

long on brains[/ex]

14) extending relatively far:

a long reach[/ex]

15) being higher or taller than usual

16) being against great odds; unlikely:

a long chance[/ex]

17) (esp. of an alcoholic drink) mixed or diluted with a large amount of soda or the like

18) phn

a) (of a speech sound) lasting a relatively long time

b) having the sound of the English vowels in mate, meet, mite, mote, moot, and mute, historically descended from vowels that were long in duration

Compare short 13), b)

19) pro

a) (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a longer time than a short syllable

b) pro stressed

20) having a considerable time to run, as a promissory note

21) bus holding or accumulating securities or commodities in the expectation that prices will rise:

a long position in hog futures[/ex]

22) gam marked by a large difference in the numbers of a given betting ratio or in the amounts wagered:

long odds[/ex]

23) a comparatively long time:

They haven't been gone for long[/ex]

24) pro ling. a long sound or syllable

25) clo

a) a size of garments for men who are taller than average

b) a garment in this size

26) for or through a great extent of space or, esp., time:

a reform long advocated[/ex]

27) for or throughout a specified extent, esp. of time:

How long did he stay?[/ex]

28) (used elliptically in referring to the length of an absence, delay, etc.):

Will she be long?[/ex]

29) throughout a specified period of time:

all summer long[/ex]

30) at a point of time far distant from the time indicated:

long before[/ex]

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- as long as before long

Etymology: bef. 900; ME longe, OE lang, long, c. OFris, OS lang, long, OHGlang, ON langr, Go laggs, L longus II

long

[[t]lɔŋ, lɒŋ[/t]] v. i.

to have an earnest or strong desire or craving; yearn:

to long for spring[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE langian to grow longer, yearn after, summon; see long I syn: See yearn