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 longer
British Dictionary definitions for longer (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 longer (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 longer (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 longer (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 longer (5 of 5)
long
4
abbreviation for
longitude
Medical definitions for longer
Long
[ lông ]
American surgeon and pioneer anesthetist who was among the first (1842) to use ether as an anesthetic.
Idioms and Phrases with longer (1 of 2)
longer
see any longer; no longer.
Idioms and Phrases with longer (2 of 2)
long