long

გამოთქმა: /lɒŋ/

განმარტებულია long სიტყვის თარგმნა ფლექსია სინონიმები ანტონიმები

Universal

1measuring a great distance from end to end:a long corridor long black hair the queue for tickets was long
(after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from end to end:a boat 150 feet long
(of a journey) covering a great distance:I went for a long walk
(of a ball in sport) travelling a great distance, or further than expected or intended:he tried to head a long ball back to the keeper
(of a garment or sleeves on a garment) covering the whole of a person’s legs or arms: a sweater with long sleeves he’s scarcely old enough to be in long trousers
of elongated shape:shaped like a torpedo, long and thin

2lasting or taking a great amount of time:a long and distinguished career she took a long time to dress
(after a noun of duration and in questions) lasting or taking a specified amount of time:a week-long course the debates will be 90 minutes long
[attributive] seeming to last more time than is the case; lengthy:serving long hours on the committee
(of a person’s memory) retaining things for a great amount of time.

3relatively great in extent:write a long report a long list of candidates
(after a noun of extent and in questions) having a specified extent:the statement was three pages long

4 Phonetics (of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good).
Prosody (of a vowel or syllable) having the greater of the two recognized durations.

5(of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability:winning against long odds

6 Finance (of shares, bonds, or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.
(of a broker or their position in the market) buying or based on long stocks.
(of a security) maturing at a distant date.

7(of a drink) large and refreshing, and in which alcohol, if present, is not concentrated.

8 (long on) informal well supplied with:an industry that’s long on ideas but short on cash

Universal

1for a long time:we hadn’t known them long an experience they will long remember his long-awaited Grand Prix debut
in questions about a period of time:how long have you been working?
at a time distant from a specified event or time:the work was compiled long after his death
[comparative, with negative] after an implied point of time:he couldn’t wait any longer
(after a noun of duration) throughout a specified period:it rained all day long

2(with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance:the Cambridge side played the ball long
beyond the point aimed at; too far:he threw the ball long

Universal

2a long sound such as a long signal in Morse code or a long vowel or syllable:two longs and a short

as (or so) long as
be long: take a long time to happen or arrive:sit down, tea won’t be long
in the long run: over or after a long period of time; eventually:it saves money in the long run
long ago: in the distant past:long ago an unmarried girl was considered her father’s property her son died long ago [as modifier]:time has marched on since my long-ago youth
the long and the short of it: all that can or need be said:the long and short of it is, I must make something or be miserable
long in the tooth: rather old.
[originally said of horses, from the receding of the gums with age]
long time no see: informal it’s a long time since we last met (used as a greeting).
[in humorous imitation of broken English spoken by an American Indian]
not long ago: recently:not long ago he came across a rattlesnake outside his house
so long: see so.
take the long view: think beyond the current situation.

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