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longstanding

/ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ/ /ˈlɑŋˌstændɪŋ/

Meanings
adjective
Having existed for a long time.

Examples :

"Our family has a longstanding tradition of eating pizza every Friday night. "
time history

Related Words

Illustration convention

convention noun

/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/

A meeting or gathering.

"The convention was held in Geneva."

Illustration friday

friday noun

/ˈfraɪdeɪ/

The day of the week between Thursday and Saturday.

"I'm going to the cinema on Friday."

Illustration giving

giving verb

/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

"She is giving her friend a book. "

Illustration enough

enough adverb

/iˈnʌf/

Sufficiently.

"Are you man enough to fight me?"

Illustration existed

existed verb

/ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/

(stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

"Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. "

Illustration employees

employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration become

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

A team; a group of people who work together professionally.

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

Illustration tradition

tradition noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃn̩/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family's tradition is to have a big Thanksgiving dinner with all our relatives. "

Illustration eating

eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "