Meaning of 'long'

adverb

for an extended time or at a distant time

Example: "a promotion long overdue"

adverb

for an extended distance

adjective

having or being more than normal or necessary:'long on brains'

Example: "in long supply"

adjective

primarily spatial sense

adjective

primarily temporal sense

Synonyms: short

adjective

(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

Example: "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

adjective

holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

Example: "is long on coffee"

adjective

planning prudently for the future

Synonyms: farseeing farsighted foresighted foresightful prospicient longsighted

adjective

good at remembering

Synonyms: retentive recollective tenacious

adjective

involving substantial risk

Example: "long odds"

adjective

of relatively great height

Example: "a race of long gaunt men- Sherwood Anderson"

verb

desire strongly or persistently

Synonyms: yearn hanker