Long
Definition of long:
part of speech: adverb
To a great extent in space or time: through the whole: all along.
part of speech: verb
To desire earnestly: to have an eager appetite.
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: adverb
LONGINGLY.
part of speech: adjective
( comp. LONGER; superl. LONGEST) Extended: not short: extended in time: slow in coming: tedious: farreaching.
part of speech: verb
To desire earnestly.
part of speech: adjective
Not short; covering a great distance from end to end; extended in time; having a definite measure in space or time; as, a yard long; drawn out or continued to a great extent; slow; tedious.
part of speech: verb
To desire something eagerly; with for or after.
part of speech: adverb
To a great length or period; at a time for distant; for a length of time.
part of speech: adjective
Extended; protracted; tedious.
Usage examples for long:
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My dear, she said, you have been a long time coming.
"In Luck at Last", Walter Besant. -
You shall know all about it, my dear child, before very long
"Grandmother Elsie", Martha Finley. -
Yes; quite a long one.
"Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist", John T. McIntyre. -
Don't take too long
"Whispering Wires", Henry Leverage.