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II . long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADV

2. long (for the whole duration):

all day long
as long as I live

Phrases:

so long
so long

long.

long. abbreviation of longitude

long.

See also longitude

longitude [ˈlɒŋgɪtju:d, Am ˈlɑ:ndʒətu:d] N

age-long [ˈeɪdʒlɒŋ, Am -lɑ:ŋ] ADJ

long johns [ˈlɒŋdʒɒnz, Am ˈlɑ:ŋdʒɑ:nz] N

long johns pl inf:

long johns

long jump N no pl

long-lived [ˌlɒŋˈlɪvd, Am ˌlɑ:ŋ-] ADJ

1. long-lived person:

long-sighted [ˌlɒŋˈsaɪtɪd, Am ˌlɑ:ŋˈsaɪt̬ɪd] ADJ

1. long-sighted (having long sight):

2. long-sighted Am (having foresight):

long-term ADJ

long-term care, loan, strategy:

long wave N PHYS

long-winded [ˌlɒŋˈwɪndɪd, Am ˌlɑ:ŋ-] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He started playing rugby and athletics, but did not last long.
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His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.
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The entire book is rife with slightly humorous stories of leg-lengthening services and long nights of wailing in tongues.
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This BBS was so heavily trafficked, that a major long distance company began blocking all calls to its number (516-935-2481).
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A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years.
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Cf, which is available in relatively large quantities due to its long half-life (2.65 years).
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A comfortable long-distance drive and nippy in traffic.
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Meanwhile, a television news team, headed by a sexist segment producer and his long-suffering female assistant, chase the story of how the organs are harvested.
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The straighter sidecut allows skis to make long, fast, highly stable turns (radius around 30m for giant slalom, even more for most mogul skis).
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It provides a blueprint for campus improvements in the near and mid-term and an overriding philosophy for the long term.
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