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English[]

Wikipedia

Alternative spellings[]

  • lunge (UK)

Etymology[]

From French allonger (to lengthen), or Latin longa (long).

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Pronunciation[]

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Longe

Third person singular
longe

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
d

to Longe (third-person singular simple present longe, present participle d, simple past and past participle -)

  1. (US) To work a horse in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.

Translations[]

Noun[]

Singular
Longe

Plural
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Longe ({{{1}}})

  1. A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and is used to control the animal while longeing.

Translations[]

References[]

  • Longe” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Esperanto[]

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Adverb[]

Template:Eo-adv

  1. lengthily

Latin[]

Etymology[]

From longus (far, long) + . Compare English long and Icelandic langt and lengi.

Pronunciation[]

Adverb[]

longē (comparative longius, superlative longissimē)

  1. (of space) long, a long way off, far, far off, at a distance
    Longe absum.
    I’m far away.
    Longe absum ab ejus crimine.
    I’m far away from my crimes.
  2. (of time) long, for a long period of time
  3. widely, greatly, much, very much

Synonyms[]

  • (far): longiter

Derived terms[]

  • longē sum

Related terms[]

References[]

  • Longe” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

Portuguese[]

Adverb[]

Longe (comparative mais Longe superlative o mais Longe)

  1. far, a long way

el:longe es:longe fr:longe gl:longe io:longe id:longe hu:longe nl:longe no:longe pl:longe pt:longe ru:longe fi:longe te:longe vi:longe

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