English Dictionary
Definition long in British English
long adverbWhat are red words?
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adverbWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/lɒŋ/
1
for a long period of time
Example
Their relationship didn't last long.
2
much earlier or later than a particular event or period
Example
I should have ended the relationship long ago.
Example
The time for negotiations has long since passed.
Synonyms and related words
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all long (phrase)
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at (long) last (phrase)
at long last (phrase)
long (phrase)
before long (phrase)
by a long way (phrase)
come a long way (phrase)
daddy long legs (noun)
day-long (adjective)
field event (noun)
for long (phrase)
go a long way (phrase)
go a long way towards doing something (phrase)
have a long way to go (phrase)
have come a long way (phrase)
how long have you got? (phrase)
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in the long (phrase)
it’s a long story (phrase)
it’s as broad as it is long (phrase)
kick something into the long grass (phrase)
long (adjective)
long (adverb)
long (noun)
long (verb)
long division (noun)
long face (noun)
long grass (verb)
long haul (noun)
long in the tooth (phrase)
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long johns (noun)
long list (noun)
long live (phrase)
long odds (phrase)
long on something (phrase)
long tail (noun)
long time no see (phrase)
long tom (noun)
long vacation (noun)
long wave (noun)
long weekend (noun)
long-awaited (adjective)
long-distance (adjective)
long-distance relationship (noun)
long-drawn-out (adjective)
long-faced (adjective)
long-form journalism (noun)
long-haul (adjective)
long-lasting (adjective)
long-life (adjective)
long-lived (adjective)
long-lost (adjective)
long-playing record (noun)
long-range (adjective)
long-running (adjective)
long-sighted (adjective)
long-standing (adjective)
long-stay (adjective)
long-suffering (adjective)
long-term (adjective)
long-term memory (noun)
long-time (adjective)
odds (phrase)
miles etc (phrase)
not by a long (phrase)
not long for this world ()
over the long haul (phrase)
so long (phrase)
take a long hard look at (phrase)
take the long view (of something) (phrase)
the long and the short of it (phrase)
the long arm of the law (phrase)
the long jump (noun)
to a long story short (phrase)