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I . long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADJ

1. long (not short):

long
a long way from sth

2. long (length):

to be three metres long

3. long friendship, service:

long
to have a long memory for sth
it is a long while since...
it was a long time before...

II . long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADV

2. long (the whole):

all day long
as long as sb lives

3. long:

as [or so] long as...
as [or so] long as...

Phrases:

at long last
w końcu
so long

long2 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] VB intr

long3 N

long short for longitude

long

See also longitude

longitude [ˈlɒnʤɪtju:d, Am ˈlɑ:nʤətu:d] N GEO

age-long ADJ

long call N ECON

long-distance ADJ

2. long-distance run:

3. long-distance phone call:

long-haired ADJ

long johns N

long johns pl inf:

long johns

long jump N no pl

the long jump
skok m w dal

long-life ADJ Brit

long-life milk, batteries:

long-lost ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Each car was 75 ft long, with a steel underframe mounted on the normal 12 wheeled bogies.
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Posterior margin of the pygidium has a long broad medial notch.
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However, the simulations should be long enough to be relevant to the time scales of the natural processes being studied.
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The adult is long-lived, sometimes living more than three years.
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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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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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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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A comfortable long-distance drive and nippy in traffic.
www.independent.ie
It gets rather raucous beyond 4000rpm and doesn't encourage aiming for the peak power point of 6000rpm for too long or too often.
www.caradvice.com.au

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