long
adverb
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for an extended time or at a distant time“a promotion long overdue”
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for an extended distance
adjective
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having or being more than normal or necessary:'long on brains'“in long supply”
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primarily spatial sense
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primarily temporal senseshort
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(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration“the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long”
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holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices“is long on coffee”
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planning prudently for the futurefarseeingfarsightedforesightedforesightfulprospicientlongsighted
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good at rememberingretentiverecollectivetenacious
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involving substantial risk“long odds”
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of relatively great height“a race of long gaunt men- Sherwood Anderson”
verb
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desire strongly or persistentlyyearnhanker