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long

Dictionary definition · long

verb

  1. desire strongly or persistently

adjective

  1. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified"a long life"
  2. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified"a long road"
  3. of relatively great height"a race of long gaunt men"
  4. good at remembering"a retentive mind"
  5. holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices"is long on coffee"
  6. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration"the English vowel sounds in ‘bate’, ‘beat’, ‘bite’, ‘boat’, ‘boot’ are long"
  7. involving substantial risk"long odds"
  8. planning prudently for the future"large goals that required farsighted policies"
  9. having or being more than normal or necessary"long on brains"

adverb

  1. for an extended time or at a distant time"a promotion long overdue"
  2. for an extended distance

Similar words

hankeryearnrecollectiveretentivetenaciousfarseeingfarsightedforesightedforesightfullongsighted

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).