Definitions for LONG
lɔŋ, lɒŋ; ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ-; ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ-long

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. longadjective

   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"

2. longadjective

   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"

3. longadjective

   of relatively great height

   "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"

4. retentive, recollective, long, tenaciousadjective

   good at remembering

   "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"

5. longadjective

   holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

   "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"

6. longadjective

   (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

   "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

7. longadjective

   involving substantial risk

   "long odds"

8. farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsightedadjective

   planning prudently for the future

   "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

9. longverb

   having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"

   "in long supply"

10. hanker, long, yearnadverb

    desire strongly or persistently

11. longadverb

    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"

12. longadverb

    for an extended distance

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Longnoun

   Originally a nickname for a tall man.

2. Etymology: From longen, from langian, from langōnan, from dl̥h₁gʰós. Cognate with langen, langa, langa, and verlangen.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Longadjective

   Etymology: long, French; longus, Latin.

   1. Not short.

   He talked a long while, even till break of day. Acts xx.

   He was desirous to see him of a long season. Luke xxiii.

   2. Having one of its geometrical dimensions in a greater degree than either of the other.

   His branches became long because of the waters. Ezek.

   We made the trial in a long necked phial left open at the top. Boyle.

   3. Of any certain measure in length.

   Women eat their children of a span long. Lam. ii. 20.

   4. Not soon ceasing, or at an end.

   Man goeth to his long home. Eccl. xii. 5.

   Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land. Exod. xx. 12.

   The physician cutteth off a long disease. Ecclus. x. 10.

   5. Dilatory.

   Death will not be long in coming, and the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee. Ecclus. xiv. 12.

   6. [From the verb, to long.] Longing; desirous; or perhaps, long continued, from the disposition to continue looking at any thing desired.

   Praying for him, and casting a long look that way, he saw the galley leave the pursuit. Philip Sidney.

   By ev’ry circumstance I know he loves;
   Yet he but doubts, and parlies, and casts out
   Many a long look-for succour. Dryden.

   7. Reaching to a great distance.

   If the way be too long for thee. Deut. xiv. 24.

   They are old by reason of the very long journey. Jos. ix.

   8. [In musick and pronunciation.] Protracted; as, a long note; a long syllable.

2. Longadverb

   1. To a great length.

   The marble brought, erects the spacious dome,
   Or forms the pillars long-extended rows
   On which the planted grove and pensile garden grows. Matthew Prior.

   2. Not for a short time.

   With mighty barres of long-enduring brass. Edward Fairfax.

   When the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. Exod. xix. 13.

   The martial Ancus
   Furbish’d the rusty sword again,
   Resum’d the long-forgotten shield. Dryden.

   One of these advantages, that which Corneille has laid down, is the making choice of some signal and long-expected day, whereon the action of the play is to depend. John Dryden, on Dramatick Poesy.

   So stood the pious prince unmov’d, and long
   Sustain’d the madness of the noisy throng. John Dryden, Æn.

   The muse resumes her long-forgotten lays,
   And love, restor’d, his ancient realm surveys. Dryden.

   No man has complained that you have discoursed too long on any subject, for you leave us in an eagerness of learning more. Dryden.

   Persia left for you
   The realm of Candahar for dow’r I brought,
   That long-contended prize for which you fought. Dryden.

   It may help to put an end to that long-agitated and unreasonable question, whether man’s will be free or no? John Locke.

   Heav’n restores
   To thy fond wish the long-expected shores. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   3. In the comparative, it signifies for more time; and in the superlative, for most time.

   When she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bullrushes. Exod. ii. 3.

   Eldest parents signifies either the eldest men and women that have had children, or those who have longest had issue. John Locke.

   4. Not soon.

   Not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind. Acts xxvii. 14.

   5. At a point of duration far distant.

   If the world had been eternal, those would have been found in it, and generally spread long ago, and beyond the memory of all ages. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   Say, that you once were virtuous long ago?
   A frugal, hardy people. Ambrose Philips, Briton.

   6. [For along; au long, Fr.]All along; throughout.

   Them among
   There sat a man of ripe and perfect age,
   Who did them meditate all his life long. Fairy Queen.

   Some say, that ever ’gainst that season comes,
   Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated,
   The bird of dawning singeth all night long,
   And then they say no spirit walks abroad.
   The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike,
   No fairy takes, no witch hath power to charm,
   So hallow’d and so gracious is the time. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   He fed me all my life long to this day. Gen. xlviii. 15.

   Forty years long was I grieved with this generation. Psal.

3. Longverb

   By the fault; by the failure. A word now out of use, but truly English.

   Etymology: gelang , a fault, Saxon.

   Respective and wary men had rather seek quietly their own, and wish that the world may go well, so it be not long of them, than with pains and hazard make themselves advisers for the common good. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   Maine, Bloys, Poictiers, and Tours are won away,
   Long all of Somerset, and his delay. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Mistress, all this coyl is long of you. William Shakespeare.

   If we owe it to him that we know so much, it is perhaps long of his fond adorers that we know so little more. Joseph Glanvill.

4. To Longverb

   Etymology: gelangen, German, to ask. Skinner.

   To desire earnestly; to wish with eagerness continued, with for or after before the thing desired.

   Fresh expectation troubled not the land
   With any long’d for change, or better state. William Shakespeare.

   And thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them. Deut. xxviii. 32.

   If earst he wished, now he longed sore. Edward Fairfax, b. i.

   The great master perceived, that Rhodes was the place the Turkish tyrant longed after. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   If the report be good, it causeth love,
   And longing hope, and well assured joy. Davies.

   His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain,
   And long for arbitrary lords again,
   He dooms to death deserv’d. John Dryden, Æn.

   Glad of the gift, the new made warrior goes,
   And arms among the Greeks, and longs for equal foes. Dryd.

   Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire,
   This longing after immortality? Joseph Addison, Cato.

   There’s the tie that binds you;
   You long to call him father: Marcia’s charms
   Work in your heart unseen, and plead for Cato. Addison.

   Nicomedes longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones by his cook, though at a great distance from the sea. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   Through stormy seas
   I courted dangers, and I long’d for death. Ambrose Philips.

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1. long

   Long can have multiple definitions depending on the context. Below are some commonly used definitions: 1) Long (adjective): Of great spatial extent or duration; taking a large amount of time or space. Example: "The Great Wall of China is a long structure." 2) Long (adjective): Having a considerable distance or extension. Example: "They took a long hike through the mountains." 3) Long (adverb): For a long period or in a lengthy manner. Example: "He waited long for his turn." 4) Long (noun): A long vowel or a long syllable. Example: "The word 'cake' has a long vowel sound." 5) Long (verb): To have a strong desire or yearning for something. Example: "She longed to be reunited with her family." Overall, "long" generally refers to something extended in time, space, or distance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Long

   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

2. Long

   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

3. Long

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

4. Long

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

5. Long

   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

6. Long

   far-reaching; extensive

7. Long

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

8. Longnoun

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

9. Longnoun

   a long sound, syllable, or vowel

10. Longnoun

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

11. Longadverb

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

12. Longadverb

    to a great extent in time; during a long time

13. Longadverb

    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

14. Longadverb

    through the whole extent or duration

15. Longadverb

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

16. Long

    by means of; by the fault of; because of

17. Longadjective

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

18. Longadjective

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

19. Etymology: [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. lng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. 125. Cf. Length, Ling a fish, Linger, Lunge, Purloin.]

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1. Long

   In finance, a long position in a security, such as a stock or a bond, or equivalently to be long in a security, means the holder of the position owns the security and will profit if the price of the security goes up. Going long is the more conventional practice of investing and is contrasted with going short. An options investor goes long on the underlying instrument by buying call options or writing put options on it. In contrast, a short position in a futures contract or similar derivative means that the holder of the position will profit if the price of the futures contract or derivative goes down.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Long

   long, conj. by means (of), owing (to). [Along.]

2. Long

   long, v.i. (Spens.) to belong.

3. Long

   long, adj. (comp. Long′er; superl. Long′est) extended: not short: extended in time: slow in coming: tedious: far-reaching.—n. (prosody) a long time or syllable: (coll.) the long summer vacation at the English universities, termed 'the Long.'—adv. to a great extent in space or time: through the whole: all along.—v.i. to desire earnestly.—adv. Long′-agō′, in the far past.—n. the far past.—n. Longanim′ity, long-suffering, endurance.—adj. Longan′imous.—ns. Long′boat, the largest and strongest boat of a ship; Long′-bow, a bow bent by the hand in shooting, called long as distinguished from the cross-bow.—adj. Long′-breathed, able to continue violent exercise of the lungs for a long time.—n.pl. Long′-coats, long clothes, worn by infants.—adj. Long′-descend′ed, of ancient lineage.—n. Long′-doz′en, thirteen.—adjs. Long′-drawn, prolonged; Longeval, Longevous (-jē′-), of long or great age.—ns. Longevity (-jev′-); Long′-field (cricket), a fielder placed near the boundary on the bowler's side; Long′-firm, the name given to a company of swindlers who obtain goods on pretence of being established in business, and then decamp without payment to do the like elsewhere; Long′hand, writing of the ordinary kind.—adj. Long′-head′ed, having good intellectual powers: sagacious.—ns. Long′-head′edness; Long′-hun′dred, a hundred and twenty.—adjs. Lon′gicorn (-ji-), having long antennæ; Longimanous (-jim′-), long-handed; Longimet′ric.—ns. Longimetry (-jim′-), the art of measuring distances; Long′ing, an eager desire, craving, esp. of the whimsical desires sometimes felt in pregnancy.—adv. Long′ingly.—n. Longinquity (-jinq′-), greatness of distance.—adj. Longipen′nate (-ji-), long-winged, as gulls.—n. Longiros′ter (-ji-), one of a family of birds having a long, slender bill, as the snipe.—adjs. Longiros′tral, Longiros′trate (-ji-), having a long bill or beak; Long′ish.—n. Lon′gitude (-ji-), distance of a place east or west of a given meridian: distance in degrees from the vernal equinox, on the ecliptic—adj. Longitud′inal, pertaining to longitude or length: extending lengthwise.—adv. Longitud′inally.—n. Long′-leg (cricket), see Leg

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1. LONG

   What does LONG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LONG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LONG

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Long is ranked #97 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Long surname appeared 229,374 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 78 would have the surname Long.
   
   79.8% or 183,224 total occurrences were White.
   12.1% or 27,754 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 5,688 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.2% or 5,138 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 4,519 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 3,028 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LONG' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #253

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LONG' in Written Corpus Frequency: #288

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LONG' in Verbs Frequency: #963

4. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LONG' in Adverbs Frequency: #73

5. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LONG' in Adjectives Frequency: #13

How to pronounce LONG?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LONG in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LONG in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LONG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of LONG in a Sentence

1. Marta Murray-Close:

   Survey researchers have long known that peoples' desire to present themselves in a positive light may lead them to understate socially undesirable behaviors and overstate socially desirable behaviors, some people who give inaccurate answers on surveys may know they're distorting the truth, but many people probably do it unconsciously.

2. Hemrudra Singh:

   We were so isolated for so long.

3. Donna Duncan:

   We have a plan A, a plan B, a plan C, and a plan D, the folks that have been here, we've been here long enough that we know the A, B, C and D steps.

4. Lucy Flores:

   I felt him get closer, he leaned in and he was, like,right behind me on my body, and he leaned down, smells my hair, and then plants this big, long kiss on the top of my head.

5. Nora Saenz:

   [The San Diego doctors] mentioned the tube that they put the ventilation in wasn’t even installed properly, so we have no idea how long my aunt went without oxygen to the brain.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LONG
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Long
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LONG
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LONG
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=LONG
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LONG
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html