Long meaning

What does “long” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“long” is a verb, adjective and adverb with 12 meanings. Its most common meaning is: desire strongly or persistently.

long

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
“a long life”
“a long boring speech”
Oppositesshort
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
“a long road”
“a long distance”
Oppositesshort
of relatively great height
“a race of long gaunt men”
“looked out the long French windows”
good at remembering
“a retentive mind”
“tenacious memory”
Synonymsretentive recollective tenacious
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
“is long on coffee”
“a long position in gold”
Oppositesshort
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
“the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long”
Oppositesshort
involving substantial risk
“long odds”
planning prudently for the future
“large goals that required farsighted policies”
“took a long view of the geopolitical issues”
Synonymsfarseeing farsighted foresighted foresightful prospicient longsighted
having or being more than normal or necessary
“long on brains”
“in long supply”

for an extended time or at a distant time
“a promotion long overdue”
“something long hoped for”
for an extended distance

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University