Long

Definitions of "long"

• adjective
• Extending or traveling a relatively great distance. adjective
• Having relatively great height; tall. adjective
• Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several. adjective
• Of relatively great duration. adjective
• Of a specified linear extent or duration. adjective
• Made up of many members or items. adjective
• adjective
• Extending beyond an average or standard. adjective
• Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal. adjective
• Tediously protracted; lengthy. adjective
• Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching. adjective
• Involving substantial chance; risky. adjective
• Having an abundance or excess of. adjective
• Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price. adjective
• adjective
• Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant. adjective
• Relating to or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, oo͞) that are tense vowels or diphthongs. adjective
• Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody. adjective

The word "long" in example sentences

We cannot� be free as long as our human rights are violated, as long� as we don't have economic equality and as long as we� are not participating in gender-balanced political bodies.. [Remarks by Bella Abzug at the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women]

We cannot� be free as long as our human rights are violated, as long� as we don't have economic equality and as long as we� are not participating in gender-balanced political bodies.. [Remarks by Bella Abzug at the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women]

"The men must be smuggling something, " she said, -and hiding it up Dafydd's 'long, long hole.. [Working Without a Net]

Barney told Snubby of their idea to follow the men, if they went out that night, and see if they went up the 'long, long hole.. [Working Without a Net]

It wasn't long before news reports fingered Robert Halderman, a producer at CBS 'long running crime show, 48 Hours Mystery, as the perpetrator of the alleged crime -- threatening to go public with details of Mr. Letterman's affairs with CBS employees, if the late night star didn't turn over a check for $ 2 million.. [Letterman's Alleged Blackmailer Is a Guy's Guy, Sort of Like Vince Vaughn]

It wasn't long before news reports fingered Robert Halderman, a producer at CBS 'long running crime show, 48 Hours Mystery, as the perpetrator of the alleged crime -- threatening to go public with details of Mr. Letterman's affairs with CBS employees, if the late night star didn't turn over a check for $ 2 million.. [Letterman's Alleged Blackmailer Is a Guy's Guy, Sort of Like Vince Vaughn]

It wasn't long before news reports fingered Robert Halderman, a producer at CBS 'long running crime show, 48 Hours Mystery, as the perpetrator of the alleged crime -- threatening to go public with details of Mr. Letterman's affairs with CBS employees, if the late night star didn't turn over a check for $ 2 million.. [Letterman's Alleged Blackmailer Is a Guy's Guy, Sort of Like Vince Vaughn]

I have long contemplated the possibility that he and others are playing the 'long game 'in which, like the IRA in negotiations, it doesnt matter what you say or agree to because the end result is all that matters.. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...]

When a business cycle recession is eight months 'long and the debate on what to do about it is six months' long, you missed the wave.. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2008]

When a business cycle recession is eight months 'long and the debate on what to do about it is six months' long, you missed the wave.. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2008]

Osama's boys only had to keep a secret until they finished their mission and they weren't even able to keep it a secret for that long; the alarms had been ringing for a _long_ time before the WTC was destroyed, but a cover-up has to be kept secret _forever_.. [lies]

But he sat by her side every day for a long, long… too many days to actually—months and months, over. [Alive In Truth]

But, in my defense, I have seen a 'long synopsis' defined as, well, long. 15 pages for a 150K novel for example.. [Synopsis Flopsis]

One of the sad side effects of living so far to the north. (weird -- I almost said, "and being married" -- I think I was single so freakin 'long in my life that my mind still feels like I'm single) It was fun to sit and have a good long talk along with great food.. [2001-03-29 12:55 a.m.]

Based on your experience, how long is 'long enough 'for a person to be in space?. [Post-Flight Press Conference Upon Returning From The Russian Space Station Mir]

Yegrani's 'long and lonely road 'had been before her a long and lonely time.. [The Rowan]