Canadian French Meaning of long

long

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Definitions and Meaning of long in English

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long (v)

desire strongly or persistently

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long (a)

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

good at remembering

holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

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long (s)

of relatively great height

involving substantial risk

planning prudently for the future

having or being more than normal or necessary

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long (r)

for an extended time or at a distant time

for an extended distance

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long (superl.)

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.

Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.

Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.

Far-reaching; extensive.

Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.

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long (n.)

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

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long (adv.)

To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.

To a great extent in time; during a long time.

At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.

Through the whole extent or duration.

Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?

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long (prep.)

By means of; by the fault of; because of.

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long (a.)

To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.

To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.

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.

FAQs About the word long

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