Long
Long İngilizce anlamı ve tanımı
Long anlamları
- (noun) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
- (prep.) By means of; by the fault of; because of.
- (adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
- (superl.) Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
- (superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
- (superl.) Far-reaching; extensive.
- (adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
- (superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
- (noun) The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
- (superl.) Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
- (a.) To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.
- (superl.) Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
- (noun) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
- (adv.) Through the whole extent or duration.
- (superl.) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
- (a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
- (adv.) To a great extent in time; during a long time.
- (adv.) To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
- (a.) Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin.
Long tanım:
Kelime: long
Söyleniş: 'lo[ng]
İşlev: adjective
Türleri: lon·ger
/lo[ng]-g&r also -&r/; lon·gest /'lo[ng]-g&st also -&st/Kökeni: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin to Old High German lang long, Latin longus
1 a : extending for a considerable distance b : having greater length than usual c : having greater height than usual : TALL d : having a greater length than breadth : ELONGATED e : having a greater length than desirable or necessary f : FULL-LENGTH long pants
2 a : having a specified length six feet long b : forming the chief linear dimension the long side of the room
3 a : extending over a considerable time a long friendship b : having a specified duration two hours long c : prolonged beyond the usual time a long look
4 a : containing many items in a series a long list b : having a specified number of units 300 pages long c : consisting of a greater number or amount than usual : LARGE
5 a of a speech sound : having a relatively long duration b : being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel long in duration long a in fate long i in sign c of a syllable in prosody (1) : of relatively extended duration (2) : bearing a stress or accent
6 : having the capacity to reach, extend, or travel a considerable distance a long left jab tried to hit the long ball
7 : larger or longer than the standard a long count by the referee
8 a : extending far into the future the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts -- H. W. Longfellow b : extending beyond what is known a long guess c : payable after a considerable period a long note
9 : possessing a high degree or a great deal of something specified : STRONG long on common sense
10 a : of an unusual degree of difference between the amounts wagered on each side long odds b : of or relating to the larger amount wagered take the long end of the bet
11 : subject to great odds
12 : owning or accumulating securities or goods especially in anticipation of an advance in prices they are now long on wheat take a long position in steel
- long·ness
/'lo[ng]-n&s/ noun- before long : in a short time : SOON
- long in the tooth : past one's best days : OLD
- not long for : having little time left to do or enjoy something
