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long

/lɑŋ/verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Long means: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.

Synonyms for long75

verb, as in desire strongly or persistently

hanker, yearn

adjective, as in primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

agelong, bimestrial, chronic, continuing, daylong, drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted, durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived
and 10 more, eight-day, endless, eternal, interminable, hourlong, lifelong, womb-to-tomb, long-acting, long-dated, longish

adjective, as in primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

elongate, elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged, extendible, extendable, far, lank, long-handled, pole-handled, long-range, long-snouted, long-staple
and 7 more, long-wool, long-wooled, oblong, polysyllabic, sesquipedalian, stretch, long ass

adjective, as in planning prudently for the future

farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, longsighted, provident

adjective, as in good at remembering

retentive, recollective, tenacious, mindful, aware

adjective, as in of relatively great height

tall

adjective, as in involving substantial risk

unsound

adjective, as in having or being more than normal or necessary

abundant

also used for long

boring, late, slow, time-consuming, the end, curtains, deep, high, lengthful, lengthsome, longsome, prolix, bull, ache for, a long way

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of long

short

What does long mean?12

adjective

1

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified“a long life”

2

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified“a long road”

3

planning prudently for the future“large goals that required farsighted policies”

4

good at remembering“a retentive mind”

5

of relatively great height“a race of long gaunt men”

6

involving substantial risk“long odds”

7

having or being more than normal or necessary“long on brains”

8

holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices“is long on coffee”

9

(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration“the English vowel sounds in ‘bate’, ‘beat’, ‘bite’, ‘boat’, ‘boot’ are long”

verb

1

desire strongly or persistently

adverb

1

for an extended time or at a distant time“a promotion long overdue”

2

for an extended distance

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with long?14

one syllable

wrongsongstronghongdongjonggongpongtongthong

two syllables

alongbelonglifelongprolong
Show 40 near rhymes
fororyourallmorebecausebeforeoffcalledthoughtfoursupportcallsmalllawwarcoursetalkcourtlostyorknorthsawshortreportformacrossboardforcerecordgonebroughtsourcefalldoglordborndoorwalkloss

Long in a sentence

  • As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.shekitten
  • If you work too long without a rest, it begins to tell on you.CK
  • As long as you have hope, a chance remains.GiggyMantis
  • To make a long story short, we married.Zifre
  • Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?CK
  • As long as it doesn't get cold, it's okay.CK
  • In summer, they used to play on the beach all day long.sundown
  • Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long.Objectivesea

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of long

as a verb

past tense
longed
present participle
longing
third-person singular
longs
past participle
longed

as a adjective

comparative
longer
superlative
longest

as a adverb

comparative
longer
superlative
longest