Meaning

6 senses
  1. Over a great distance in space.

    Every golfer wants to hit the ball long and straight.

    weit

    далеко́dalekó

    for an extended distance

  2. Over a great distance in space.

    Over too great a distance, beyond the target.

    She hit her return long and lost the point.

  3. For a particular duration (specified by additional qualifying words accompanying it).

    How long is it until the next bus arrives?

    She has known us as long as you.

    lange, lange

    до́лгоdólgo, до́лгоdólgo

    до́вгоdóvho

  4. (adjective, adverb, participle)For a long time.

    Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.

    By eight o’clock, the food will be long gone.

    for an extended time or at a distant time

  5. A long time (see usage notes).

    Will this interview take long?

    I haven’t got long to live.

  6. A long time ago.

Examples

16508 sentences
  1. I'm sorry, I can't stay long.

    Вибачте, я не можу залишитися надовго. — ChickenKiev

    ruИзвините, я не могу остаться надолго. — Lenin_1917

    deEs tut mir leid, ich kann nicht lange bleiben. — MUIRIEL

  2. It happened a long time ago.

    Це трапилося дуже давно. — deniko

    ruЭто произошло давным-давно. — Hellerick

    deEs ist vor langer Zeit passiert. — MUIRIEL

  3. How long will you stay here?

    Як довго ти тут будеш? — deniko

    ruКак долго ты будешь здесь? — afyodor

    deWie lange werdet ihr hierbleiben? — MUIRIEL

  4. How long does a bear sleep?

    Як довго спить ведмідь? — deniko

    ruСколько времени спит медведь? — soweli_Elepanto

    deWie lange schläft ein Bär? — Esperantostern

  5. I don't believe him any longer.

    Я більше не вірю йому. — mkazarian

    ruЯ больше ему не верю. — afyodor

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
for a long duration:
Русский
By meaning 2
over a great distance:
for a particular duration:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
over a great distance:
for a particular duration:

Origin

From Middle English longe, lange, from Old English longe, lange, from the adjective (see a

From Middle English longe, lange, from Old English longe, lange, from the adjective (see above).

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Forms

longer, longest
Comparativelonger Lesson
Superlativelongest

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
farA2a long way

Antonyms

7 antonyms
a short distancean instanta minutea momenta seconda short timenot long

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a long time
  • long time
  • as long as
  • for a long
  • how long do
  • how long have
  • no longer
  • a little longer
  • any longer
  • how long will
  • in a long
  • long time ago

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
long — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto