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Definition long in British English

long adjective

adjective
/lɒŋ/
1

lasting for a large amount of time

Example

It's a long time since I saw Rachel.

Example

There was a long pause before he spoke.

Example

Many people face a long wait for surgery.

Example

I haven't spoken to him for a long while.

Example

He has a long history of mental illness.

Synonyms and related words
long long-term lasting
1.1

seeming to last for a very long time, especially because you are bored or tired

Example

It had been a long week.

Synonyms and related words
lengthy interminable long
1.2

if you work long hours or a long day, you work more than usual

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at work billable time business hours
1.3

if you have a long memory, you remember even small things that happened many years ago

2

measuring a large amount from one end to the other

Example

a woman with long blonde hair

Example

There was a long queue outside the bank.

Example

We walked into a long narrow hall.

Example

It's the longest tunnel in Europe.

Synonyms and related words
abbreviated as long as your arm attenuated
Example

We went for a long walk.

Example

It's a long way to Tokyo from here.

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long little away
3

used for saying or asking how far it is from one end of something to the other

Example

The room was 3 metres long.

Example

How long do you think the table is?

Synonyms and related words
abbreviated as long as your arm attenuated
3.1

used for saying or asking about the amount of time that something lasts

Example

The journey was about an hour long.

Example

How long was the film?

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frequency rate irregularity
4

a long book, letter, report etc has a lot of pages

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large big high
4.1

a long list has a lot of things on it

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abbreviated as long as your arm attenuated
5

long dresses, trousers, sleeves etc cover your arms or legs

Example

a shirt with long sleeves

Example

She came down to dinner in a long skirt.

Synonyms and related words
A-line backless baggy
6

a long drink is one that is served in a tall glass

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alcoholic black carbonated
7

a long vowel is a vowel that is pronounced for a longer time than most other vowels

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affricate alveolar articulator
8

in sport, a long ball is one that is kicked or hit so it travels over a large distance, or kicked or hit beyond a line

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backspin bouncy dead
9

boring and not really worth it

Example

I can't believe you're cleaning the whole house. That's long. Come out and enjoy the sun.

10

to be completely different from something

Example

Auto-sales across the world are a long way from their pre-crisis levels.

11

for a very long time; used for emphasis

Example

I didn't 'get' Tumblr for the longest time. Why were people just reblogging other people's posts?

Definition long in British English

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