long
To take a long position inTo take a long position in.
» I'm sorry, I can't stay long.
Es tut mir leid, ich kann nicht lange bleiben. — MUIRIEL
Entschuldigen Sie! Ich kann nicht lange bleiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Извините, я не могу остаться надолго. — Lenin_1917
Вибачте, я не можу залишитися надовго. — ChickenKiev
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4 senses(transitive)To take a long position in.
(intransitive)To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
She longed for him to come back.
(sich) sehnen
(archaic)To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
(obsolete)To belong.
- desire strongly or persistently
Examples
16508 sentencesI'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
It happened a long time ago.
Це трапилося дуже давно. — deniko
ruЭто произошло давным-давно. — Hellerick
deEs ist vor langer Zeit passiert. — MUIRIEL
How long will you stay here?
Як довго ти тут будеш? — deniko
ruКак долго ты будешь здесь? — afyodor
deWie lange werdet ihr hierbleiben? — MUIRIEL
How long does a bear sleep?
Як довго спить ведмідь? — deniko
ruСколько времени спит медведь? — soweli_Elepanto
deWie lange schläft ein Bär? — Esperantostern
I don't believe him any longer.
Я більше не вірю йому. — mkazarian
ruЯ больше ему не верю. — afyodor
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English long, lang, from Old English long, lang (“long, tall, lasting”), fromFrom Middle English long, lang, from Old English long, lang (“long, tall, lasting”), from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).
From Middle English longen, from Old English langian (“to long for, yearn after, grieve for, be pained, lengthen, grow longer, summon, belong”), from Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“to be easy, be quick, jump, move around, vary”). Cognate with German langen (“to reach, be sufficient”), Swedish langa (“to push, pass by hand”), Icelandic langa (“to want, desire”), Dutch, German verlangen (“to desire, want, long for”).
From Middle English long, lang, an aphetic form of Middle English ilong, ylong, from Old English ġelong, ġelang (“along, belonging, depending, consequent”); the verb later reinterpreted as an aphetic form of belong.
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Forms
longs, longing, longed, longedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Since and for with the present perfect — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
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