long
adjective
- 1
having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
in long supply
- 2
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
a long road
a long distance
- 3
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
a long boring speech
- 4
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long
- 5
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
is long on coffee
a long position in gold
- 6
planning prudently for the future
large goals that required farsighted policies
took a long view of the geopolitical issues
- 7
good at remembering
a retentive mind
tenacious memory
- 8
involving substantial risk
long odds
- 9
of relatively great height
a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson
looked out the long French windows
adverb
- 1
for an extended time or at a distant time
a promotion long overdue
something long hoped for
- 2
for an extended distance
verb
- 1
desire strongly or persistently
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