long

CEFRA1

/lɒŋ/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Measuring a great distance from end to end.

  2. 02

    verb

    To want something very much, especially when it is absent.

Examples

  • How long can you balance on one leg?

  • I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  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.

More examples

In context

  • How long did you stay?

  • I need a long piece of wood.

  • It’s a long way from the Earth to the Moon.

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The blank rope used for climbing was over fifty meters in total length.

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Origin

adjective

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”), Dutch, German, and Low German lang (“long”), Luxembourgish laang (“long”), Mòcheno lònk (“long”), Vilamovian łaong (“long”), Yiddish לאַנג (lang, “long”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk lang (“long”), Faroese and Icelandic langur (“long”), Swedish lång (“long”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃 (la...