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long
having or being more than normal or necessary
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adjective
having or being more than normal or necessary
“long on brains”
adjective
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
“a long road”
adjective
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
“a long life”
adjective
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
“the English vowel sounds in ‘bate’, ‘beat’, ‘bite’, ‘boat’, ‘boot’ are long”
adjective
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
“is long on coffee”
adjective
planning prudently for the future
“large goals that required farsighted policies”
adjective
good at remembering
“a retentive mind”
adjective
involving substantial risk
“long odds”
adjective
of relatively great height
“{'source': 'Sherwood Anderson', 'text': 'a race of long gaunt men'}”
adverb
for an extended time or at a distant time
“a promotion long overdue”
adverb
for an extended distance
verb
desire strongly or persistently
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long on brains
in long supply
a long road
a long distance
contained many long words
ten miles long
a long life
a long boring speech
a long time
a long friendship
a long game
the English vowel sounds in ‘bate’, ‘beat’, ‘bite’, ‘boat’, ‘boot’ are long
is long on coffee
a long position in gold
large goals that required farsighted policies
took a long view of the geopolitical issues
a retentive mind
tenacious memory
long odds
{'source': 'Sherwood Anderson', 'text': 'a race of long gaunt men'}
looked out the long French windows
a promotion long overdue
something long hoped for
his name has long been forgotten
talked all night long
how long will you be gone?
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