See also Appendix:Variations of "long"
English[]
Pronunciation[]
- (UK) IPA: /lɒŋ/, SAMPA: /lQN/
- (US) enPR: lông, läng, IPA: /lɔŋ/, /lɑŋ/, SAMPA: /lON/, /lAN/
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Etymology 1[]
Old English lang (for adjective, nominal), lange (for adverb)
Adjective[]
Long (comparative er, superlative {{{2}}})
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- 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).
- It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.
- Having great duration.
- The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.
- (finance) possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or financial instruments with prices positively correlated with them.
- Template:Cricket of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position)
Usage notes[]
- Wide is usually used instead of long when referring to a horizontal dimension (left to right).
- Tall or high are usually used insted of long when referring to positive vertical dimension (upwards), and deep when referring to negative vertical dimension (downwards).
Synonyms[]
- (having much distance from one point to another): deep (vertically downwards), extended, high (vertically upwards), lengthy, tall
- (having great duration): extended, lengthy, prolonged
Antonyms[]
- (having much distance from one point to another): low (vertically upwards), shallow (vertically upwards or downwards), short
- (having great duration): brief, short
- (finance): short
Derived terms[]
Terms derived from long (adjective)
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Translations[]
having much distance from one point to another
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having great duration
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Adverb[]
Long (comparative er, superlative {{{2}}})
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- Over a great distance in space.
- He threw the ball long.
- For a particular duration.
- How long is it until the next bus arrives?
- For a long duration.
- Will this interview take long?
Quotations[]
- 1594 — William Shakespeare, Hamlet i 3
- I stay too long: but here my father comes.
Synonyms[]
- (over a great distance): a long way, far
- (for a long duration): a long time
Antonyms[]
- (over a great distance): a short distance, a short way
- (for a long duration): an instant, a minute, a moment, a second, a short time, not long
Translations[]
over a great distance
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particular duration
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long duration
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- Korean: 길이 (girI), 오래 (orae)
- Spanish: mucho es(es), harto es(es)
See also[]
- far
- wide
- broad
Noun[]
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Long ({{{1}}})
- (linguistics) A long vowel.
- Template:Programming A long integer variable, twice the size of an int and half of a long long. A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.
- (finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
- Every uptick made the longs cheer.
Verb[]
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to Long (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive, finance) To take a long position in.
- 2004, Thomas S. Y. Ho, Sang Bin Lee, Sang-bin Yi, The Oxford Guide to Financial Modeling, page 84:
- The left panel shows the profile of a portfolio consisting of longing a call and shorting a put.
- 2004, Thomas S. Y. Ho, Sang Bin Lee, Sang-bin Yi, The Oxford Guide to Financial Modeling, page 84:
See also[]
- broad
- wide
Etymology 2[]
Old English langian
Verb[]
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to Long (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (intransitive) To await, to aspire, to desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
- She longed for him to come back.
Usage notes[]
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms[]
- (desire greatly): ache, yearn
Derived terms[]
Translations[]
to wait, to aspire
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Pronunciation[]
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Noun[]
Long c. (plural longen, diminutive longetje, diminutive plural longetjes)
- (anatomy) lung
See also[]
- kieuw f.
French[]
Pronunciation[]
Adjective[]
Long m. (f. longue, m. plural Longs, f. plural longues)
- long
Synonyms[]
grand, haut, large, épais, profond
Antonyms[]
court, bas, étroit, mince
Derived terms[]
- le long de
- longuement
Irish[]
Etymology[]
From Template:Sga[[Category:ga:Template:Sga derivations|Long]] [[long#Template:Sga|long]].
Noun[]
Long f.
- ship
Declension[]
Template:Ga-noun-f2
Mandarin[]
Pinyin syllable[]
long
- Nonstandard spelling of lōng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lóng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǒng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lòng.
Usage notes[]
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Old French[]
Etymology[]
Backformation from longe, longue, the feminine form of lonc
Adjective[]
Long m.
- long (length, duration)
Declension[]
Template:Fro-decl-adj
Old Irish[]
Pronunciation[]
- [[w:Template:Sga phonology|IPA]]: /loŋɡ/
Noun[]
Long [[Category:Template:Sga nouns|Long]]
- boat
- ship
Descendants[]
Scottish Gaelic[]
Etymology[]
From Template:Sga[[Category:gd:Template:Sga derivations|Long]] [[long#Template:Sga|long]].
Noun[]
Long f. (genitive luinge, plural longan)
- A ship
Tok Pisin[]
Preposition[]
long
Veps[]
Noun[]
long
Vietnamese[]
Etymology 1[]
Adjective[]
long
- loose
- răng long — loose tooth
Etymology 2[]
Sino-Vietnamese 龍
Noun[]
long
- dragon
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