LONG

A comparatively long time. Приклади

This won't take long.
They haven't been gone long.

Desire strongly or persistently.

Having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains". Приклади

In long supply.

Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified. Приклади

A long road.
A long distance.
Contained many long words.
Ten miles long.

Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified. Приклади

A long life.
A long boring speech.
A long time.
A long friendship.
A long game.
Long ago.
An hour.

Of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in 'bate', 'beat', 'bite', 'boat', 'boot').

Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices. Приклади

Is long on coffee.
A long position in gold.

Planning prudently for the future. Приклади

Large goals that required farsighted policies.
Took a long view of the geopolitical issues.

(of memory) having greater than average range. Приклади

A long memory especially for insults.
A tenacious memory.

Involving substantial risk. Приклади

Long odds.

Used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration.

Of relatively great height. Приклади

A race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson.
Looked out the long French windows.

For an extended time or at a distant time. Приклади

A promotion long overdue.
Something long hoped for.
His name has long been forgotten.
Talked all night long.
How long will you be gone?
Arrived long before he was expected.
It is long after your bed.

For an extended distance.

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