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1. a. : extending for a considerable distance. a long coastline. b. : having greater length than usual. a long corridor. c. : having greater height than usual : tall. d. : having a greater length than breadth : elongated. e. : having a greater length than desirable or necessary. the column is one line too long.
being an amount of time that is more than average or usual, or being of a particular amount of time: The days are longer in summer than in winter. We had to wait a long time to see the doctor. We went away for a long weekend in April (= Saturday, Sunday, and an extra day or days).
Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. Repairs to the cable did not take too long. Have you known her parents long? I learned long ago to avoid these invitations. The railway had obviously been built long after the house. Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect. ...long-established social traditions.
LONG definition: 1. having a large distance from one end to the other: 2. continuing for a large amount of time…. Learn more.
1. a. Extending or traveling a relatively great distance. b. Having relatively great height; tall. c. Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door. 2. Of relatively great duration: a long time. 3. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long. 4.
Definition of long adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Long definition: having considerable linear extent in space. See examples of LONG used in a sentence.
The adjective long describes something that stretches over a large distance. If you're trying to avoid a prolonged visit with your crazy Aunt Martha, you might decide to take the long way to her house.
having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle. having considerable duration in time: a long conversation; a long while. extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units: eight miles long; eight hours long.
Measuring much from end to end in space or from beginning to end in time; not short or brief. Webster's New World. Having relatively great height; tall. American Heritage. Measured from end to end rather than from side to side. The long dimension. Webster's New World. Of greater than usual or standard length, height, quantity, etc.
