long 1 (lông, lŏng) adj.
long·er, long·est
Extending or traveling a relatively great distance. Having relatively great height; tall. Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long. Linguistics Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, ōō) that are tense vowels or diphthongs. Stressed or accented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
Of relatively great duration: a long time. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long. Made up of many members or items: a long shopping list. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long. Linguistics Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, ōō) that are tense vowels or diphthongs. Stressed or accented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
Tediously protracted; lengthy: a long speech. Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching: took a long view of the geopolitical issues. Involving substantial chance; risky: long odds. Having an abundance or excess of: "politicians whose résumés are long on competence" (Margaret Garrard Warner). Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price: long on soybeans. Linguistics Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, ōō) that are tense vowels or diphthongs. Stressed or accented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
Stressed or accented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
adv.
longer, longest
During or for an extended period of time: The promotion was long due. At or to a considerable distance; far: She walked long past the end of the trail. Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: hit the return long. For or throughout a specified period: They talked all night long. At a point of time distant from that referred to: That event took place long before we were born. Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market. n. A long time: This won't take long. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price. A garment size for a tall person. longs Trousers extending to the feet or ankles.
[Middle English, from Old English lang; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.] |