Meaning

4 senses
  1. A long-term strategy or endeavor.

    Near-synonym: long haul

    We were surprised that he didn't object immediately, but then we realized that he's playing the long game.

  2. The version of the game played until one team makes ten points, as opposed to the short game, which is played to five points.

  3. The aspect of the game in which the strategy is to advance downfield by throwing the ball to a receiving player; the passing game.

  4. The portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. How long did the game last?

    Скільки тривала гра?

    ruСколько продолжалась игра?

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  2. It was a very long game.

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  3. How long do baseball games usually last?

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  4. How long before the game starts?

    ruСколько осталось до начала матча?

    deWie lange dauert es noch, bis das Spiel anfängt?

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  5. How long until the game starts?

    ruСколько осталось до начала матча?

    deWie lange dauert es noch, bis das Spiel anfängt?

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Forms

plural: long games
Singularlong game
Plurallong games

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedlong ball

See also

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