English to English
adjective
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- good at remembering
A retentive mind.
Tenacious memory.
source: WordNet 3.0
- holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
Is long on coffee.
A long position in gold.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
The English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
source: Webster 1913
- Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
source: Webster 1913
preposition
- By means of; by the fault of; because of.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- for an extended distance
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- To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- of relatively great height
A race of long gaunt men.
Looked out the long French windows.
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- involving substantial risk
Long odds.
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- planning prudently for the future
Large goals that required farsighted policies.
Took a long view of the geopolitical issues.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having or being more than normal or necessary:
Long on brains.
In long supply.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- desire strongly or persistently
source: WordNet 3.0
- To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [long] Mahabā
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
verb
- [long] Manabik
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
