long

1. adjective /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/

a) Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .

Its a long way from the Earth to the Moon.

b) Having great duration.

The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.

Syn: deep, extended, high, lengthy, tall, prolonged

Ant: low, shallow, short, brief

2. adverb /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/

a) Over a great distance in space.

He threw the ball long.

b) For a particular duration.

How long is it until the next bus arrives?

Syn: way, far, time

Ant: distance, way, instant, minute, moment, second, time

3. noun /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/

a) A long vowel.

Every uptick made the longs cheer.

b) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int and half of a long long. A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.

4. verb /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/

a) To take a long position in.

She longed for him to come back.

b) To await, to aspire, to desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)

The Rabbit sighed. He thought it would be a long time before this magic called Real happened to him. He longed to become Real, to know what it felt like; and yet the idea of growing shabby and losing his eyes and whiskers was rather sad.

Syn: ache, yearn