long meaning and definition

LONG verb

Definition of long (verb)

1. desire strongly or persistently
   • synonyms: hanker, yearn

LONG adjective

Definition of long (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"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
   • antonym: short
2. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
   • "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"
   • antonym: short
3. of relatively great height
   • "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
4. good at remembering
   • "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
   • synonyms: recollective, retentive, tenacious
   • antonym: forgetful
5. holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
   • "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
   • antonym: short
6. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
   • "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
   • antonym: short
7. involving substantial risk
   • "long odds"
8. planning prudently for the future
   • "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
   • synonyms: farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, longsighted, prospicient
9. having or being more than normal or necessar
   • "long on brains"; "in long supply"

LONG adverb

Definition of long (adverb)

1. for an extended time or at a distant time
   • "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
2. for an extended distance