nounπShareA long vowel."The "o" in "boat" is a long vowel sound. "phoneticslanguagegrammarlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA long syllable."The "long" syllable in the word "mountain" makes it sound important. "phoneticslanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve."The music teacher explained that a "long" note was half the duration of a whole note. "musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long."The programmer declared a long variable to store the total number of students in the school. "computingtechnicalelectronicsnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn entity with a long position in an asset."Every uptick made the longs cheer."businessfinanceassetpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA long-term investment."My grandmother's investment in the family farm is a long-term project. "businessfinanceassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe long summer vacation at the English universities."The long summer vacation at the English universities was highly anticipated by the students. "educationtimeholidayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take a long position in."My brother is long on his stock portfolio, expecting the price to rise. "businessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below)."The long hallway stretched from the front door all the way to the classroom. "appearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving great duration."The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time."timequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSeemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring."The history lesson was so long and boring that I almost fell asleep. "timesensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNot short; tall."The teacher had a long, thin pencil. "appearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePossessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value."My uncle is long on technology stocks, hoping they will increase in value. "businessfinanceeconomyassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOf a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position)."The long left fielder positioned himself close to the boundary line to catch the fly ball. "sportpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a ball or a shot) Landing beyond the baseline, and therefore deemed to be out."That forehand is long."sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOccurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away."My grandmother's visit was a long-awaited event. "timepastfutureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareOver a great distance in space."He threw the ball long."spacegeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareFor a particular duration."How long is it until the next bus arrives?"timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareFor a long duration."Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world."timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)"She longed for him to come back."emotionattitudemindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to."The rules of the school uniform belong to the student handbook. "rightpropertylawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOn account of, because of."Because of the rain, the school was closed today. "languagegrammaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareLongitude"My brother's house is located at a longitude of 75 degrees West. "geographynauticalastronomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo belong."My new shoes belong to my younger sister; she's the one who wore them for a few days. "beingstateconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading