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long

Pronunciation: /lɒŋ/

The English word “long” has 20 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
  2. Specifically, having much distance in a horizontal dimension (see also Usage Notes below).
  3. Travelling a great distance.
  4. Having a long penis.
  5. Passing or landing ahead of or beyond the intended target or location.
  6. Going beyond the intended target.
  7. Having great duration.
  8. Seeming to last a lot of time, due to being boring, tedious, tiring, irksome, etc.
  9. Not short; tall.
  10. Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting from an expected rise in their value.
  11. Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
  12. Of betting odds, offering a very large return for a small wager.
  13. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
  14. In great supply; abundant.
  15. stupid; annoying; bullshit
  16. serious; deadly.
  17. Measuring 8½ in × 13 in.
  18. Measuring 8½ in × 14 in.

noun

  1. A long vowel.
  2. A long syllable.

Etymology

From Middle English long, lang, from Old English long, lang (“long, tall, lasting”), from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”). Cognates Cognate with Scots lang (“long”), Yola lhaung, long (“long”), North Frisian long, lung, lüng (“long”), Saterland Frisian loang (“long”), West Frisian lang (“long”), Cimbrian lång (“long”),…

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