Swedish Meaning of long
lång
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Definitions and Meaning of long in English
long (v)
desire strongly or persistently
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
long (s)
of relatively great height
involving substantial risk
planning prudently for the future
having or being more than normal or necessary
long (r)
for an extended time or at a distant time
for an extended distance
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.
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.
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?
long (prep.)
By means of; by the fault of; because of.
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.
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lång
desire strongly or persistently, primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a durat
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kort,kort,förkortad,förkortad,kort,förkortad,minskat,liten,minut,kort
lone-star state => Lone Star State, lonesomeness => ensamhet, lonesome => ensam, loner => Ensamvarg, loneness => ensamhet,
