long
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. seemingly lasting a lot of time.
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
Similar word(s): agelong, bimestrial, chronic, continuing, daylong, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted, durable, lasting, endless, eternal, interminable, hourlong, lifelong, longish, longitudinal, semipermanent, longstanding, monthlong, nightlong, overnight, perennial, weeklong, yearlong
2. having a large distance from one point to another point; far away.
- a long road
- a long distance
- contained many long words
Similar word(s): elongate, elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged, extendable, extendible, far, lank, oblong, polysyllabic, sesquipedalian, stretch
3. of relatively great height
- a race of long gaunt men
- looked out the long French windows
Similar word(s): tall
4. good at remembering
- he has a long memory
Similar word(s): aware, mindful, recollective, retentive, tenacious
5. (finance) owning stocks or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices.
- is long on the google stock
- a long position in gold
6. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
- the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long
7. involving substantial risk
- long odds
Similar word(s): unsound
8. planning prudently for the future
- took a long view of the geopolitical issues
Similar word(s): provident, farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, longsighted, prospicient
9. having or being more than normal or necessary
- long on brains
- in long supply
Similar word(s): abundant
Sentences with long as an adjective:
- It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.
- The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.
- I'm long in DuPont; I have a long position in DuPont.
- No! That forehand is 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
2. for an extended distance
Sentences with long as an adverb:
- He threw the ball long.
- How long is it until the next bus arrives?
- Will this interview take long?
- Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.
noun
1. (linguistics) A long vowel.
2. (programming) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
- A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.
3. (finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
- Every uptick made the longs cheer.
4. (music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
5. longitude