Long
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English
Adjective
Long (comparative Longer, superlative Longest)
- Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
- Having great duration.
- (finance) possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or financial instruments with prices positively correlated with them.
- (cricket) of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position)
Adverb
Long (comparative Longer, superlative Longest)
Noun
Long (plural Longs)- (linguistics) A long vowel.
- (programming) 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.
- (finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
Verb
Long (third-person singular simple present Longs, present participle Longing, simple past and past participle Longed)
- (transitive, finance) To take a long position in.
- (intransitive) To await, to aspire, to desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
Adverbs for Long
- (distance) extraordinarily; endlessly; interminably; monotonously; unbearably; ridiculously; excessively; remarkably; singularly; extremely; unbelievably; unnecessarily; sufficiently; tediously; inexcusably; unserviceably; unconscionably; incredibly; diffusely; tiresomely; wearily; terribly; curiously; unaccountably; unwarrantably.
- (duration) nostalgically; wildly; sentimentally; fondly; inexplicably; fruitlessly; morbidly; restlessly; irresistibly; insatiably; singularly; inexpressibly; lingeringly; buoyantly; irrationally.
Synonyms for Long
- (having much distance from one point to another): deep (vertically downwards), extended, high (vertically upwards), lengthy, tall
- (having great duration): extended, lengthy, prolonged
- (over a great distance): a long way, far
- (for a long duration): a long time
- (desire greatly): ache, yearn
Antonyms for Long
- (having much distance from one point to another): low (vertically upwards), shallow (vertically upwards or downwards), short
- (having great duration): brief, short
- (finance): short
- (over a great distance): a short distance, a short way
- (for a long duration): an instant, a minute, a moment, a second, a short time, not long
Thesaurus
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