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- v desire strongly or persistently
- a 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 - a 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 - s of relatively great height
a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson
looked out the long French windows - a good at remembering
- a holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
is long on coffee
a long position in gold - a (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long - s involving substantial risk
long odds - s planning prudently for the future
took a long view of the geopolitical issues - s having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
in long supply - r 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 - r for an extended distance
- A large part of longevity is dependent upon genetics.
- Detroit's decline has been going on for a long while.
- Meanwhile, it's not clear how long Estrada's nomination will stay on the floor, but neither party looks ready to back down.