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long1

 
pronunciation:
lawng [or] lang
parts of speech:
adjective, noun, adverb
phrases:
no longer
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: longer, longest
definition 1: When a road is long, it means that the road goes for a great distance. When you wait for a long time, it means that you wait for a large amount of time.
We have a long driveway that leads to our house. Shoveling the snow takes hours in the winter!Lemurs are furry animals with long tails and long back legs.I waited a long time for my package to come in the mail, but I was very excited once it did.Three hours is very long for a movie.
 
antonyms:
brief, little, short
similar words:
slow
definition 2: If a TV show is one hour long, then it takes one hour to watch it. It lasts one hour from beginning to end. If a snake is three feet long, it measures three feet from the tip of its head to the end of its tail.
The concert was two hours long.Amy's sister wants to grow her hair until it is twenty inches long.
similar words:
broad, wide
 
part of speech: noun
definition: If someone visits but does not stay for long, it means that they stayed for only a short time.
Casey said he could go to Erik's house but that he couldn't stay for long.
 
part of speech: adverb
inflections: longer, longest
definition 1: If someone has long wanted to have a dog, it means that they have wanted to have a dog for a great period of time.
Moving to the city was something Dustin's parents had long wanted.
definition 2: When something happened long ago, it means that it happened at a time far in the past.
The violin was invented long ago.
similar words:
far
definition 3: If someone worked all day long, it means that they worked through the whole day. If you slept all morning long, it means that you slept through the whole morning.
The neighbor's dog barked all night long, so I couldn't sleep last night.
similar words:
through
phrase: no longer
Word Builder: long +
  • long-distance:
    telephone service to a place that is far away.
  • long-range:
    having to do with a time in the future or a place in the distance.
  • long-sleeved:
    having long sleeves.
  • long-term:
    lasting for a long time.
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