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long

/ˈlɔːŋ/
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Long describes how much space something extends from one end to another or its measurement along a line. Think of it like measuring distance: this road is long, that rope is long – they are very extended compared to others.

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"long" as noun

1 - A long vowel.

2 - A long syllable.

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

"long" as verb

1 - To take a long position in.

"long" as adjective

1 - Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).

2 - Having great duration.

3 - Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

"long" as adverb

1 - Over a great distance in space.

2 - For a particular duration.

3 - For a long duration.

"long" as verb

1 - To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)

"long" as verb

1 - To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.

"long" as adjective

1 - On account of, because of.

"long" as noun

1 - Longitude

"long" as verb

1 - To belong.

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Synonyms
1 - good
2 - lengthy
3 - longer
4 - far
5 - extensive
6 - time-consuming
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Antonyms
1 - short
2 - brief
3 - quick
4 - concise
5 - limited
6 - truncated
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