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English

rank|himself|go|how|119|long|am|way|even

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/l��/, SAMPA|/lQN/
(General American|US) IPA|/l���/, SAMPA|/lO:N/
audio|en-us-long.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��

Etymology 1
OE. lang (for adjective, nominal), lange (for adverb)

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point. Long usually applies to horizontal dimensions. italbrac|see Usage Notes

#: It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.

1. Of things that take much time or are of great duration.

#: The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.

1. finance possessing or owning stocks, bonds or other financial instruments.
2. cricket of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position)

Usage notes
Long in horizontal dimension (left to right) is usually termed wide.
Long in the positive vertical dimension (upwards) is usually referred to as tall. Negative vertical dimension (downwards) is referred to as deep.

Synonyms
top2
tall
high
mid2
deep

Antonyms
top2
low
narrow
shallow
mid2
short
slim

Derived terms
long paddock
long shot
long-haul

Translations
trans-top|having great distance
Albanian: t-|sq|gjatë|xs=Albanian
Arabic, Egyptian: ARchar|ط��� (ṭawiil)
Armenian: Õ¥Ö�Õ¯Õ¡Ö� (yerkar)
Catalan: llarg
Chinese: � (cháng)
Croatian: t-|hr|dug
Czech: dlouhý m, dlouhá f, dlouhé n (1)
Danish: t+|da|lang
Dutch: t+|nl|lang, t-|nl|lange
Esperanto: t-|eo|longa|xs=Esperanto
French: t+|fr|long|m, t+|fr|longue|f
Finnish: t+|fi|pitkä
German: lang (1)
Hebrew: �ר��|�ָרֹ�ְ (arokh) m, �ר���|�ֲרֻ�ָּ� (aruka) f
Hindi: लम�बा (lambaa)
Hungarian: hosszú
Ido: longa
Icelandic: t+|is|langur
Irish: t-|ga|fada|xs=Irish
Italian: lungo m (1), lunga f (1)
mid
Japanese: �� (���, nagai)
Korean: (1) 길� (gilda), �� (meolda); (2) ���� (oraedoeda)
Kurdish: t|ku|dirêj, KUchar|در��
Latin: longus m, longa f, longum n
Lithuanian: ilgas m, ilga f, ilga n
Malay: t-|ms|panjang|xsMalay, t-|ms|lama|xsMalay
Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠲᠤ (urtu)
Persian: t+|fa|ب��د|altب����د|trbolænd|scFAchar|xsPersian
Polish: t+|pl|d�ugi|m, t-|pl|d�uga|f, t-|pl|d�ugie|n
Portuguese: longo, comprido
Romanian: lung m, lung� f
Russian: длинн�й (dlínnyj) (1), долгий (dólgij) (1,2)
Scots: lang
Slovak: dlhý m, dlhá f, dlhé n
Slovene: t+|sl|dolg|m, t-|sl|dolga|f, t-|sl|dolgo|n
Spanish: t+|es|largo|m, t-|es|larga|f
Swedish: lång (1)
Telugu: ప�డవ�న (poDavaina)
Thai: THchar|ยาว (yao)
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Adverb
en-adv|er

1. Over a great distance in space.

#: He threw the ball long.

1. For a duration in time.

#: Will this interview take long?

Translations
trans-top|distance
Korean: 길� (gilge), �리 (meolli)
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|lejos
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trans-top|duration
Korean: 길� (girI), �� (orae)
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|mucho, t-|es|harto
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See also
far
wide
broad

Noun
en-noun

1. linguistics A long vowel.

See also
broad
wide

Etymology 2
Old English langian

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To await, to aspire, to want (for something to occur)

#: She longed for him to come back.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|to wait, to aspire
Albanian: dëshiron
Catalan: enyorar
Chinese: 渴� (k�wàng)
Croatian: �eznuti
Czech: toužit po, dychtit po, p�át (si)
Danish: længes
Dutch: verlangen
Esperanto: t-|eo|deziri|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: ikävöidä
French: aspirer|aspirer à
German: (sich) sehnen
Hungarian: vágyik
Icelandic: t+|is|þrá
Italian: t-|it|bramare
mid
Korean: ��� (barada), 기�리� (gidarida), ���� (galmang-hada)
Kurdish: bêrî|bêrî kirin, hesret|hesret kirin
Polish: pragn��, t�skni�, wzdycha�|wzdycha� do
Portuguese: ansiar, suspirar
Romanian: t-|ro|dori
Slovak: túžiť, cnieť
Spanish: t+|es|desear, t-|es|anhelar
Swedish: längta
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Category:100 English basic words
Category:English control verbs

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=c|longen|longetje

1. context|anatomy|lang=nl lung

See also
kieuw f

French

Pronunciation
IPA|[lõ
]

Adjective
long m (longue f, longs m, pl, longues f, pl

1. long

Synonyms
grand, haut, large, épais, profond

Antonyms
court, bas, étroit, mince

Irish

Noun
long f

1. ship

Declension
ga noun f2|l|ong|oinge

Category:Irish nouns

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
long

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, l�ng, lóng, l�ng, or lòng.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

Scottish Gaelic

Noun
long f, gen luinge, pl longan

1. A ship

Category:Scottish Gaelic nouns

Tok Pisin

Preposition
long

1. to, toward, into
2. in, at, near

Category:Tok Pisin prepositions

Veps

Noun
long

1. lunch

Category:Veps nouns

ar:long
de:long
et:long
el:long
es:long
fa:long
fr:long
gl:long
ko:long
hy:long
io:long
id:long
it:long
kk:long
ku:long
lt:long
hu:long
nl:long
ja:long
pl:long
pt:long
ro:long
ru:long
simple:long
sr:long
fi:long
ta:long
te:long
vi:long
tr:long
uk:long
zh:long

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