long
1[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
adjective, long·er [lawng-ger, long-], /ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ-/, long·est [lawng-gist, long-]. /ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ-/.
noun
adverb
SYNONYMS FOR long
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Idioms for long
Origin of long
1First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective longe, Old English lang, long; cognate with Dutch, German lang, Old Norse langr, Gothic langs, Latin longus; noun, adverb, derivative of the adjective
OTHER WORDS FROM long
longly, adverblongness, nounDefinition for long (2 of 5)
long2
[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
verb (used without object)
to have an earnest or strong desire or craving; yearn: to long for spring;to long to return home.
Origin of long
2First recorded before 900; Middle English longen, Old English langian “grow longer, yearn after, summon”; see long1
synonym study for long
See yearn.
Definition for long (3 of 5)
long3
[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
verb (used without object)
Archaic. to be suitable or fitting.
Obsolete. to be the possession; belong.
Definition for long (4 of 5)
Long
[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
noun
Crawford Wil·liam·son [wil-yuhm-suhn], /ˈwɪl yəm sən/, 1815–78, U.S. surgeon.
Hu·ey Pierce [hyoo-ee], /ˈhyu i/, 1893–1935, U.S. politician: governor of Louisiana 1928–31; U.S. senator 1931–35.
Russell B(il·liu) [bil-yoo], /ˈbɪl yu/, 1918–2003, U.S. lawyer and politician: U.S. senator 1948–87 (son of Huey Long).
Stephen Harriman, 1784–1864, U.S. army officer and explorer.
Definition for long (5 of 5)
long.
longitude.
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British Dictionary definitions for long (1 of 6)
long1
/ (lɒŋ) /
adjective
adverb
noun
See also longs
Word Origin for long
Old English lang; related to Old High German lang, Old Norse langr, Latin longus
British Dictionary definitions for long (2 of 6)
long2
/ (lɒŋ) /
verb
(intr; foll by for or an infinitive) to have a strong desire
Word Origin for long
Old English langian; related to long 1
British Dictionary definitions for long (3 of 6)
long3
/ (lɒŋ) /
verb
(intr) archaic to belong, appertain, or be appropriate
Word Origin for long
Old English langian to belong, from gelang at hand, belonging to; compare along
British Dictionary definitions for long (4 of 6)
long4
abbreviation for
longitude
British Dictionary definitions for long (5 of 6)
Long
/ (lɒŋ) /
noun
Crawford Williamson. 1815–78, US surgeon. He was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic
British Dictionary definitions for long (6 of 6)
long-
adverb
(in combination) for or lasting a long timelong-awaited; long-established; long-lasting
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Medical definitions for long
Long
[ lông ]
American surgeon and pioneer anesthetist who was among the first (1842) to use ether as an anesthetic.
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Idioms and Phrases with long
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