Oct 2, 2012 · long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something. long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain. yearn suggests an …

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LONG definition: 1. continuing for a large amount of time: 2. being a distance between two points that is more than…. Learn more.

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1. A long time: This won't take long. 2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant. 3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.

4 days ago · long (comparative longer or more long, superlative longest or most long) Having much distance in space from one end to the other. quotations

You use long to ask or talk about amounts of time. How long have you lived around here? He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember. Long is also an adjective.