adj 1. not short in length ○ a long piece of string ○ The Nile is the longest river in the world. ○ My hair needs cutting – it’s getting too long. 2. not short in time ○ What a long programme – it lasted almost three hours. ○ They’ve been waiting for the bus for a long time. ○ We don’t approve of long holidays in this job. 3. indicating measurement in time ○ How long is it before your holiday starts? □ long time no see! I haven’t seen you for a long time (said when meeting someone) [ length ■ adv 1. for a long time ○ Have you been waiting long? ○ I didn’t want to wait any longer. ○ Long ago, before the war, this was a wealthy farming area. □ all night long for the whole night ○ It rained all night long. 2. □ as long as, so long as provided that ○ I like going on picnics as long as it doesn’t rain. ■ noun a long time □ before long in a short time ○ She’ll be boss of the company before long. □ for long for a long time ○ He wasn’t out of a job for long. □ the long and the short of it the basic facts ○ The long and the short of it is that his book isn’t very good. ■ verb to want something very much ○ I’m longing for a cup of tea. ○ Everyone was longing to be back home.
long
a. [Compar. Longer superl. Longest ] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. lång, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. rad.125. Cf. Length, Ling a fish, Linger, Lunge, Purloin.]
1. 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. 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. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as long hours of watching.
4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away. “The we may us reserve both fresh and strong
Against the tournament, which is not long.” Spenser.
5. 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. Far-reaching; extensive. ´ Long views.´ Burke.
7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; — said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 22, 30. Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as long- armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long- horned, long-necked, long-sleeved, long- tailed, long- worded, etc. In the long run, in the whole course of things taken together; in the ultimate result; eventually. — Long clam (Zoöl.), the common clam (Mya arenaria) of the Northern United States and Canada; — called also soft-shell clam and long-neck clam. See Mya. — Long cloth, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality. — Long clothes, clothes worn by a young infant, extending below the feet. — Long division. (Math.) See Division. — Long dozen, one more than a dozen; thirteen. — Long home, the grave. — Long measure, Long meter. See under Measure, Meter. — Long Parliament (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell, April 20, 1653. — Long price, the full retail price. — Long purple (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed to be the Orchis mascula. Dr. Prior. — Long suit (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally more than three cards. R. A. Proctor. — Long tom. (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of a vessel. (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western U.S.] (c) (Zoöl.) The long-tailed titmouse. — Long wall (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work progresses, except where passages are needed. — Of long, a long time. [Obs.] Fairfax. — To be, or go, long of the market, To be on the long side of the market, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated price; — opposed to short in such phrases as to be short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See Short. — To have a long head, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
1. 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. 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. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as long hours of watching.
4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away. “The we may us reserve both fresh and strong
Against the tournament, which is not long.” Spenser.
5. 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. Far-reaching; extensive. ´ Long views.´ Burke.
7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; — said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 22, 30. Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as long- armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long- horned, long-necked, long-sleeved, long- tailed, long- worded, etc. In the long run, in the whole course of things taken together; in the ultimate result; eventually. — Long clam (Zoöl.), the common clam (Mya arenaria) of the Northern United States and Canada; — called also soft-shell clam and long-neck clam. See Mya. — Long cloth, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality. — Long clothes, clothes worn by a young infant, extending below the feet. — Long division. (Math.) See Division. — Long dozen, one more than a dozen; thirteen. — Long home, the grave. — Long measure, Long meter. See under Measure, Meter. — Long Parliament (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell, April 20, 1653. — Long price, the full retail price. — Long purple (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed to be the Orchis mascula. Dr. Prior. — Long suit (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally more than three cards. R. A. Proctor. — Long tom. (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of a vessel. (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western U.S.] (c) (Zoöl.) The long-tailed titmouse. — Long wall (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work progresses, except where passages are needed. — Of long, a long time. [Obs.] Fairfax. — To be, or go, long of the market, To be on the long side of the market, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated price; — opposed to short in such phrases as to be short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See Short. — To have a long head, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
long
n. 1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; — in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it. Addison.
2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; — in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it. Addison.
long
adv. [AS. lance.]
1. To a great extent in space; as a long drawn out line.
2. To a great extent in time; during a long time. “They that tarry long at the wine.” Prov. xxiii. 30. “When the trumpet soundeth long.” Ex. xix. 13.
3. 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.
4. Through the whole extent or duration. “The bird of dawning singeth all night long.” Shak.
5. Through an extent of time, more or less; - - only in question; as how long will you be gone?
1. To a great extent in space; as a long drawn out line.
2. To a great extent in time; during a long time. “They that tarry long at the wine.” Prov. xxiii. 30. “When the trumpet soundeth long.” Ex. xix. 13.
3. 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.
4. Through the whole extent or duration. “The bird of dawning singeth all night long.” Shak.
5. Through an extent of time, more or less; - - only in question; as how long will you be gone?
long
prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d Along.] By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See Along of, under 3d Along.
Scar reached for Mufasa's paws. He pulled his brother close and whispered, "Long live the king!"
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
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