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Oct 2, 2012 · long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something. long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain. yearn suggests an …

LONG definition: 1. continuing for a large amount of time: 2. being a distance between two points that is more than…. Learn more.

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1. A long time: This won't take long. 2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant. 3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.

You use long to ask or talk about amounts of time. How long have you lived around here? He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember. Long is also an adjective.

2 days ago · long (comparative longer or more long, superlative longest or most long) Having much distance in space from one end to the other. quotations

At or to a considerable distance; far. She walked long past the end of the trail.

having considerable or greater than usual measurement in length or distance: a long table; a long way to travel. lasting a considerable length of time: a long story; a long trip.

adjective longer, longest having considerable linear extent in space. a long distance; a long handle.