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 before long (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 before long (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 before long (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 before long (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 before long (5 of 5)
long
4
abbreviation for
longitude
Medical definitions for before long
Long
[ lông ]
American surgeon and pioneer anesthetist who was among the first (1842) to use ether as an anesthetic.
Idioms and Phrases with before long (1 of 2)
before long
Soon, in the near future, as in The baby will be teething before long. This idiom was first recorded in 1865.
Idioms and Phrases with before long (2 of 2)
long