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NGSL Rank: 114
long
lɒŋ 
Meanings
adjective
- measuring a great distance from end to end.E.g. a long corridor
- lasting or taking a great amount of time.E.g. a long and distinguished career
- relatively great in extent.E.g. write a long report
- (of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).
- (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability.E.g. winning against long odds
- (of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.
- (of a drink) large and refreshing, and in which alcohol, if present, is not concentrated.
- well supplied with.E.g. an industry that's long on ideas but short on cash
noun
- a long period.E.g. see you before long
- a long sound such as a long signal in Morse code or a long vowel or syllable.E.g. two longs and a short
- long-dated securities, especially gilts.
adverb
- for a long time.E.g. we hadn't known them long
- (with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance.E.g. the Cambridge side played the ball long
verb
- have a strong wish or desire.E.g. she longed for a little more excitement
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Meanings
abbreviation
- longitude.
-long
lɒŋ
Meanings
combining form
- (added to nouns) for the duration of.E.g. lifelong
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