Long(a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
Long(a.) To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.
Long(adv.) To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
Long(adv.) To a great extent in time; during a long time.
Long(adv.) 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.
Long(adv.) Through the whole extent or duration.
Long(adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
Long(n.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Long(n.) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
Long(n.) The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
Long(prep.) By means of; by the fault of; because of.
Long(superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
Long(superl.) Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
Long(superl.) Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
Long(superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Long(superl.) Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
Long(superl.) Far-reaching; extensive.
Long(superl.) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
Longe(n.) A thrust. See Lunge.
Longe(n.) The training ground for a horse.
Longe(n.) Same as 4th Lunge.
Longed(imp. & p. p.) of Long
Longing(n.) An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
Longing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Long
Longingly(adv.) With longing.
Longly(adv.) With longing desire.
Longly(adv.) For a long time; hence, wearisomely.
Longness(n.) Length.
Words within longs