Long

Long
Long Long, adv. [AS. lance.] 1. To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line. [1913 Webster]

2. To a great extent in time; during a long time. [1913 Webster]

They that tarry long at the wine. --Prov. xxiii. 30. [1913 Webster]

When the trumpet soundeth long. --Ex. xix. 13. [1913 Webster]

3. At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest. [1913 Webster]

4. Through the whole extent or duration. [1913 Webster]

The bird of dawning singeth all night long. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone? [1913 Webster]


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  • Long — Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn out… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lóng — Long Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Long — steht für: Long (Familienname), der Familienname Long den Kreis Long in Baoji in der chinesischen Provinz Shaanxi, siehe Long (Baoji) Long (Mythologie), eine Drachenfigur in der chinesischen Mythologie Long und Short, eine Käufer Position in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Long'an — steht für: den Stadtbezirk Long an (龙安区) der kreisfreien Stadt Anyang in der chinesischen Provinz Henan, siehe Long an (Anyang) den Kreis Long an (隆安县) der bezirksfreien Stadt Nanning im Autonomen Gebiet Guangxi der Zhuang Nationalität in der VR… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Long — Long, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Longed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Longing}.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang long. See {Long}, a.] 1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Long Ho — Long Hồ was also the name of the Vĩnh Long Province of Vietnam before 1975 .Long Ho ( vi. Long Hồ) is a district ( huyện ) of Vinh Long Province, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam …   Wikipedia

  • Long — Long, n. 1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel. [1913 Webster] 3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; in the phrase,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Long — Long, prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d {Along}.] By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See {Along of}, under 3d {Along}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Long Yu — (zh s|; pinyin: Yú Lóng; b. 1964) is currently the Music Director of the China Philharmonic and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra.Yu was born into a family of musicians in Shanghai and received his early childhood music education from his… …   Wikipedia

  • Long My — ( vi. Long Mỹ) is a district ( huyện ) of Hau Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam …   Wikipedia

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