long
1
[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
adjective, long·er [lawng-ger, long-] /ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ-/, long·est [lawng-gist, long-] /ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ-/.
noun
adverb
Idioms for long
Origin of long
1
before 900; (adj.) Middle English
longe, Old English
lang, long; cognate with Dutch, German
lang, Old Norse
langr, Gothic
langs, Latin
longus; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the adj.; (adv.) Middle English
long(e),
lange, Old English
longe, lange, cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German
lango
OTHER WORDS FROM long
long·ly, adverb long·ness, nounWords nearby long
British Dictionary definitions for as long as (1 of 5)
Long
/ (lɒŋ) /
noun
Crawford Williamson. 1815–78, US surgeon. He was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic
British Dictionary definitions for as long as (2 of 5)
long
1
/ (lɒŋ) /
adjective
adverb
noun
See also
longs
Word Origin for long
Old English
lang; related to Old High German
lang, Old Norse
langr, Latin
longus
British Dictionary definitions for as long as (3 of 5)
long
2
/ (lɒŋ) /
verb
(intr; foll by for or an infinitive)
to have a strong desire
Word Origin for long
Old English
langian; related to
long
1
British Dictionary definitions for as long as (4 of 5)
long
3
/ (lɒŋ) /
verb
(intr) archaic
to belong, appertain, or be appropriate
Word Origin for long
Old English
langian to belong, from
gelang at hand, belonging to; compare
along
British Dictionary definitions for as long as (5 of 5)
long
4
abbreviation for
longitude
Medical definitions for as long as
Long
[ lông ]
American surgeon and pioneer anesthetist who was among the first (1842) to use ether as an anesthetic.
Idioms and Phrases with as long as (1 of 2)
as long as
For the period of time that, as in You may keep the book as long as you want, that is, keep it for whatever time you wish to. [Early 1400s]
Also, so long as. Since, because, as in Please pick up some milk as long as you are going to the store, or So long as you're here, you might as well stay for dinner.
Also, so long as; just so. Provided that, as in As long as you don't expect it by tomorrow, I'll make the drawing, or So long as sales are greater than returns, the company will make a profit, or You may have another cookie, just so you don't take the last one. [Early 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with as long as (2 of 2)
long