18. long (of a speech sound) lasting a relatively long time.
19. long having the sound of the English vowels in mate, meet, mite, mote, moot, and mute, historically descended from vowels that were long in duration.
1. (adj)long primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than averageduration 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. (adj)long 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. (adj)long of relatively greatheight "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
4. (adj)retentive, recollective, long, tenacious good at remembering "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
5. (adj)long holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
6. (adj)long (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
8. (adj)farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted planning prudently for the future "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
9. (verb)long having or beingmore than normal or necessary:"long on brains" "in long supply"
10. (adverb)hanker, long, yearn desire strongly or persistently
11. (adverb)long 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"
1. (adjective)long ≠ short the long highway stretching ahead of them; This rope is longer than that one.; a long line outside the movie theater
2. long ≠ short a very long book; It's been a long day.; She hasn't visited us in a long time.
3. long a long time indicates an amount of time or a length The alligator was 11 feet long.; "How long will you be gone?" "Two days."; How long is the boat?
4. long How long? (of a piece of clothing) covering as much as possible a long dress; a long-sleeved T-shirt
5. long have a long way to go to need to do a lot more before sth is achieved We're making progress, but we still have a long way to go.
6. long have come a long way to have accomplished a lot since starting You've come a long way since your performance in the high school play.
7. long in the long run/term in the future Using this method will cost us less in the long run.
8. long a long shot sth that is not likely to be successful Applying for the job was a long shot, but I had to try.
9. long to make/cut a long story short indicates you will explain sth briefly To make a long story short, he never found his wallet.
10. (adverb)long for a long time Did the pain last long?; It takes longer to do it yourself.
11. long for long used in questions Did the pain last for long?
12. long for so long emphasizes a time was long You were gone for so long!
13. long a long time before or after long before/after he was born; It happened long ago.
14. long emphasizes sth happens for a whole period of time The noise went on all day/night long.
15. long as/so long as indicates the conditionsnecessary for sth to happen I'll tell you as long as you promise not to tell Mom.
16. long no longer/not any longer indicates sth does not happen or is not true any more They were no longer sending us money.; The operation can't wait any longer.
17. (verb)long to want sth to happen very much He longed to see his family.
Definition of 'long'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)long to feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for
2. (adj)long to belong; -- used with to, unto, or for
3. (adverb)long to a greatextent in apace; as, a long drawn out line
4. (adverb)long to a great extent in time; during a long time
5. (adverb)long 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
6. (adverb)long through the wholeextent or duration
7. (adverb)long through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
8. (noun)long a note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve
10. (noun)long 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. 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
12. 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
14. long occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away
15. 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
16. long far-reaching; extensive
17. long prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30
Definitions of long 
Afrikaans: ver
Arabic: طَويل
Bulgarian: дълъг
Brazilian: comprido
Czech: dlouhý
German: lang
Danish: lang
Greek: μακρύς
Spanish: largo
Estonian: pikk
Farsi: بلند
Finnish: pitkä
French: long
Hebrew: אָרוֹך
Hindi: लम्बा
Croatian: dugačak
Hungarian: hosszú
Indonesian: panjang
Icelandic: langur
Italian: lungo
Japanese: 長い
Korean: 긴
Lithuanian: ilgas
Latvian: garš
Malay: panjang
Dutch: lang
Norwegian: lang, stor
Polish: długi
Persian: بلند
Pashto: اوږد،دراز
Portuguese: comprido
Romanian: lung
Russian: длинный
Slovak: dlhý
Slovenian: dolg
Serbian: dugačak
Swedish: lång
Thai: ยาว
Turkish: uzun
Taiwanese: 長的(指長度)
Ukrainian: довгий
Urdu: طویل
Vietnamese: dài
Chinese: 长的（指长度）
