long
/lɒŋ/US /lɔːŋ/long
ADJECTIVEDefinition of long
If something is long, it takes a lot of time.
Example: At 3 hours and 24 minutes, it's a very long movie.
If something is long, it has a large distance from end to end.
uzunExample: It belonged to a woman in her thirties with long brown hair.
If something takes long, it takes a lot of time.
Example: We had dinner together not so long ago.
If you long for something, you wish for or really want it.
Example: Carol still longs for David to come back to her even though she knows he has a new wife.
Long is a surname.
long
EXAMPLESExamples of long
At 3 hours and 24 minutes, it's a very long movie.
Example sentenceThat was a long time ago, when I was a child.
Example sentenceIt belonged to a woman in her thirties with long brown hair.
Example sentenceThe paper was about 20 cm long and 12 cm wide.
Example sentenceWe had dinner together not so long ago.
Example sentencelong
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