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
Definition for long (2 of 5)
long
2
[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
verb (used without object)
to have an earnest or strong desire or craving; yearn: to long for spring; to long to return home.
Origin of long
2Definition for long (3 of 5)
long
3
[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
verb (used without object)
Archaic.
to be suitable or fitting.
Obsolete.
to be the possession; belong.
Definition for long (4 of 5)
Long
[ lawng, long ]
/ lɔŋ, lɒŋ /
noun
Crawford Wil·liam·son
[wil-yuh m-suh n] /ˈwɪl yəm sən/,1815–78,
U.S. surgeon.
Hu·ey Pierce
[hyoo-ee] /ˈhyu i/,1893–1935,
U.S. politician: governor of Louisiana 1928–31; U.S. senator 1931–35.
Russell B(il·liu) [bil-yoo] /ˈbɪl yu/,1918–2003,
U.S. lawyer and politician: U.S. senator 1948–87 (son of Huey Long).
Stephen Harriman,1784–1864,
U.S. army officer and explorer.
Definition for long (5 of 5)
Example sentences from the Web for long
British Dictionary definitions for long (1 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 long (2 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 long (3 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 long (4 of 5)
long
4
abbreviation for
longitude
British Dictionary definitions for long (5 of 5)
Long
/ (lɒŋ) /
noun
Crawford Williamson. 1815–78, US surgeon. He was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic
Medical definitions for long
Long
[ lông ]
American surgeon and pioneer anesthetist who was among the first (1842) to use ether as an anesthetic.
Idioms and Phrases with long
long