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[1] having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle.
[2] having considerable duration in time: a long conversation; a long while.
[3] extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units: eight miles long; eight hours long.
[4] containing many items or units: a long list.
[5] requiring a considerable time to relate, read, etc.: a long story.
[6] extending beyond normal or moderate limits: a long, boring speech.
[7] experienced as passing slowly, because of the difficulty, tedium, or unpleasantness involved: long years of study.
[8] reaching well into the past: a long memory.
[9] the longer of two or the longest of several: the long way home; a brick with the long side exposed.
[10] taking a long time; slow: He's certainly long getting here.
[11] forward-looking or considering all aspects; broad: to take a long view of life.
[12] intense, thorough, or critical; seriously appraising: a long look at one's past mistakes.
[13] having an ample supply or endowment of something (often followed by on ): to be long on advice; to be long on brains.
[14] having a considerable time to run, as a promissory note.
[15] Chiefly Law . distant or remote in time: a long date.
[16] extending relatively far: a man with a long reach.
[17] being higher or taller than usual: long casement windows.
[18] being against great odds; unlikely: a long chance.
[19] (of beverages) mixed or diluted with a large amount of soda, seltzer, etc.: highballs, collinses, and other long drinks.
[20] (of the head or skull) of more than ordinary length from front to back.
[21] Phonetics . lasting a relatively long time: “Feed” has a longer sound than “feet” or “fit.” belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually longer in duration than another class, as the vowel of bought as compared to that of but, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the ah in German Bahn in contrast with the a in Bann, or the tt in Italian fatto in contrast with the t in fato (opposed to short). having the sound of the English vowels in mate, meet, mite, mote, moot, and mute, historically descended from vowels that were long in duration.
[22] Prosody . (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a longer time than a short syllable.
[23] Finance . holding or accumulating stocks, futures, commodities, etc., with the expectation of a rise in prices: a long position in chemicals.
[24] Gambling . marked by a large difference in the numbers of the given betting ratio or in the amounts wagered: long odds. of or relating to the larger amount bet.
[25] Ceramics . (of clay) very plastic; fat.
[26] a comparatively long time: They haven't been gone for long. Will it take long?
[27] something that is long: The signal was two longs and a short.
[28] a size of garment for men who are taller than average.
[29] a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size: The shorts and the longs are hung separately.
[30] Finance . a person who accumulates or holds stocks or commodities with the expectation of a rise in prices.
[31] Music . longa.
[32] for or through a great extent of space or, especially, time: a reform long advocated.
[33] for or throughout a specified extent, especially of time: How long did he stay?
[34] (used elliptically in referring to the length of an absence, delay, etc.): Will she be long?
[35] throughout a specified period of time (usually used to emphasize a preceding noun): It's been muggy all summer long.
[36] at a point of time far distant from the time indicated: long before.
[37] as long as , provided that: As long as you can come by six, I'll be here. seeing that; since: As long as you're going to the grocery anyway, buy me a pint of ice cream. Also so long as. during the time that; through the period that: As long as we were neighbors, they never invited us inside their house.
[38] before long , soon: We should have news of her whereabouts before long.
[39] the long and the short of , the point or gist of; substance of: The long and the short of it is that they will be forced to sell all their holdings. Also the long and short of.
[40] Crawford Williamson. 1815–78, US surgeon. He was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic
[41] having relatively great extent in space on a horizontal plane
[42] having relatively great duration in time
[43] (postpositive) of a specified number of units in extent or duration three hours long (in combination ) a two-foot-long line
[44] having or consisting of a relatively large number of items or parts a long list
[45] having greater than the average or expected range a long memory
[46] being the longer or longest of alternatives the long way to the bank
[47] having more than the average or usual quantity, extent, or duration a long match
[48] seeming to occupy a greater time than is really so she spent a long afternoon waiting in the departure lounge
[49] intense or thorough (esp in the phrase a long look )
[50] (of drinks) containing a large quantity of nonalcoholic beverage
[51] (of a garment) reaching to the wearer's ankles
[52] informal (foll by on) plentifully supplied or endowed (with) long on good ideas
[53] phonetics (of a speech sound, esp a vowel) of relatively considerable duration classified as long, as distinguished from the quality of other vowels (in popular usage) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels in such words as mate, mete, mite, moat, moot, and mute
[54] from end to end; lengthwise
[55] unlikely to win, happen, succeed, etc a long chance
[56] prosody denoting a vowel of relatively great duration or (esp in classical verse) followed by more than one consonant denoting a syllable containing such a vowel (in verse that is not quantitative) carrying the emphasis or ictus
[57] finance having or characterized by large holdings of securities or commodities in anticipation of rising prices a long position
[58] cricket (of a fielding position) near the boundary long leg
[59] informal (of people) tall and slender
[60] in the long run See run (def. 82)
[61] long in the tooth informal old or ageing
[62] for a certain time or period how long will it last?
[63] for or during an extensive period of time long into the next year
[64] at a distant time; quite a bit of time long before I met you ; long ago
[65] finance into a position with more security or commodity holdings than are required by sale contracts and therefore dependent on rising prices for profit to go long
[66] as long as or so long as for or during just the length of time that inasmuch as; since provided that; if
[67] no longer not any more; formerly but not now
[68] a long time (esp in the phrase for long )
[69] a relatively long thing, such as a signal in Morse code
[70] a clothing size for tall people, esp in trousers
[71] phonetics a long vowel or syllable
[72] finance a person with large holdings of a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in its price; bull
[73] music a note common in medieval music but now obsolete, having the time value of two breves
[74] before long soon
[75] the long and the short of it the essential points or facts
[76] (intr; foll by for or an infinitive ) to have a strong desire
[77] (intr) archaic to belong, appertain, or be appropriate
[78] longitude

Words related to Longer

longlengthy, protracted, great, deep, high, tall, late, slow, stretch, prolonged, elongate, elongated, running, enduring, towering, sustained, lingering, lasting, expanded, stretched

Words nearby Longer

longlonely, lonely hearts, lonely-hearts, loner, lonesome, long, long abductor muscle of thumb, long account, long ago, long and short of it, the, long arm

Origin of Longer

1before 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

Words that may be confused with Longer

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, longlong, longe, lounge, lunge

Other words from Longer

long·ly , adverb
long·ness , noun

Word origin for Longer

Old English langian to belong, from gelang at hand, belonging to; compare along

Synonyms for Longer

deep, great, high, lengthy, protracted, tall, continued, elongate, elongated, enduring, enlarged, expanded, lasting, lengthened, lingering, prolonged, running, stretch, stretched, stretching, sustained, towering, distant, drawn out, extensive, far-off, far-reaching, faraway, gangling, lanky, lofty, longish, outstretched, rangy, remote, spread out, spun out, stringy