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
Example sentences from the Web for long-on
Sooner or later you will lose your wicket, for the ball is sure at some time to be caught by long-on or long-off.
Stands about the same distance behind the wicket on the on-side as long-on does before it.
In very swift bowling the long-on often takes this position.
Occupies the same position as long-on at the other side of the wicket.
British Dictionary definitions for long-on (1 of 6)
long-on
noun
cricket
- a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler
- a fielder in this position
British Dictionary definitions for long-on (2 of 6)
Long
/ (lɒŋ) /
noun
Crawford Williamson. 1815–78, US surgeon. He was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic
British Dictionary definitions for long-on (3 of 6)
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 long-on (4 of 6)
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 long-on (5 of 6)
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 long-on (6 of 6)
long
4
abbreviation for
longitude
Medical definitions for long-on
Long
[ lông ]
American surgeon and pioneer anesthetist who was among the first (1842) to use ether as an anesthetic.
Idioms and Phrases with long-on
long