long
noun
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A long vowel.
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A long syllable.
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A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
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A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
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An entity with a long position in an asset.
“Every uptick made the longs cheer.”
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A long-term investment.
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The long summer vacation at the English universities.
verb
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To take a long position in.
adjective
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Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
“It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.”
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Having great duration.
“The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.”
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Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
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Not short; tall.
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Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
“I'm long in DuPont; I have a long position in DuPont.”
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Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
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(of a ball or a shot) Landing beyond the baseline, and therefore deemed to be out.
“That forehand is long.”
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Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
adverb
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Over a great distance in space.
“He threw the ball long.”
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For a particular duration.
“How long is it until the next bus arrives?”
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For a long duration.
“Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.”
verb
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To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
“She longed for him to come back.”
verb
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To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
adjective
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On account of, because of.
noun
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Longitude
verb
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To belong.
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