lonesomeness
lonesomeness

long


Definition: Meaning of, long in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɒŋ /

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long longer longest
  1. great length measuring a great length from one end to the other
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  2. great distance continuing or travelling a great distance from one place to another
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  3. large amount of time continuing for a large amount of time, or for a larger amount of time than usual
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  4. particular length/distance/time used to talk or ask about a particular length, distance, or time
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  5. writing containing a lot of words, letters, names, or pages
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  6. clothing covering all of your arms or legs
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  7. tiring/boring spoken making you feel tired or bored
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  8. vowel technical a long vowel in a word is pronounced for a longer time than a short vowel with the same sound
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  9. how long is a piece of string? British English spoken used when there is no definite answer to a question
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  10. the long and (the) short of it spoken used when you are telling someone the most important facts about something rather than all the details
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  11. the long arm of somebody/something written the power of someone or something that has authority, especially to catch and punish someone
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  12. long face a sad or disappointed expression on someone's face
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  13. long in the tooth informal too old - used humorously
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  14. not long for this world literary likely to die or stop existing soon
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  15. long on something having a lot of a quality
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  16. long odds if there are long odds against something happening, it is very unlikely that it will happen
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  17. in the long run/term used when talking about what will happen at a later time or when something is finished
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  18. long shot someone or something with very little chance of success
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  19. long time no see spoken used humorously to say hello when you have not seen someone for a long time
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  20. take the long view (of something) to think about the effect that something will have in the future rather than what happens now
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  21. a long way very much, far, or a great amount or degree
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  22. long weekend three or more days, including Saturday and Sunday, when you do not have to go to work or school
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long longer longest
  1. for a long time
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  2. used to ask and talk about particular amounts of time
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  3. at a time that is a long time before or after a particular time
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  4. for long [usually in questions and negatives] for a long time
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  5. as/so long as used to say that one thing can happen or be true only if another thing happens or is true
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  6. as/so long as used to say that one thing will continue to happen or be true if another thing happens or is true at the same time
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  7. (for) as long as used to talk about something continuing for the amount of time that you want, need, or is possible
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  8. no longer/not any longer used when something used to happen or be true in the past but does not happen or is not true now
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  9. before long soon or in a short time
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  10. somebody/something/it won't be long spoken used to say that someone or something will be ready, will be back, will happen etc soon
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  11. all day/year/summer etc long during all of the day etc
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  12. so long spoken especially American English goodbye
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  13. long live somebody/something used to show support for a person, idea, principle, or nation
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
long longed longed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
longing longs
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  1. to want something very much, especially when it seems unlikely to happen soon
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long used in phrases

  • Long Beach
    1. a city in south west California which is named after its long wide beach.It is an important shipping and industrial city, with many OIL WELL s .
  • Long Island
    1. an island in the US that contains the New York City BOROUGH s of Queens and Brooklyn. Further east it has many other towns and cities, some of which are by the sea and popular in summer.
  • Long Island Sound (noun)
    1. a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
  • Long John Silver
    1. a character from the adventure story TREASURE ISLAND (1883) by Robert Louis STEVENSON . Long John Silver is a cruel and frightening PIRATE (= someone who sails on the sea, attacking other ships and stealing from them), who has part of one leg missing and a PARROT that sits on his shoulder.
  • Long March, the
    1. a long journey across China made in 1934-35 by Mao Zedong and his Communist army in order to reach a new base in northwest China. It was a dangerous journey because the marchers were often attacked by their enemies in the Nationalist army, and many of them died. Many of the people who took part in the Long March later became important members of the Communist government, including DENG XIAOPING . Only one third of the people were alive at the end
  • Long, Huey Pierce
    1. (1893-1935) a US politician in the DEMOCRATIC PARTY who was GOVERNOR of Louisiana from 1928-31, and a US SENATOR from 1930. He was called the 'Kingfish' and was popular especially with poorer people because of his plans for social and economic changes that would help the poor. But he used his position to keep complete political control in Louisiana, and he was shot and killed in 1935.
  • Long.
    1. the written abbreviation for Longford
  • Silver, Long John
  • Tai Long (noun)
    1. a branch of the Tai languages
  • all day long (adverb)
    1. during the entire day
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