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planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

desire strongly or persistently

for an extended time or at a distant time; "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 bedtime"

for an extended distance

having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "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; ; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

involving substantial risk; "long odds"

of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"

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; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"

used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration

planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

desire strongly or persistently

for an extended distance

having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"

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

involving substantial risk; "long odds"

of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"

Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

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.

Far-reaching; extensive.

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

To a great extent in time; during a long time.

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.

Through the whole extent or duration.

By means of; by the fault of; because of.

Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin.

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.

Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; - said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, 22, 30.

The longest dimension; the greatest extent; - in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

Through an extent of time, more or less; - only in question; as, how long will you be gone?

To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; - followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.

To belong; - used with to, unto, or for.

Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

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.

Far-reaching; extensive.

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

To a great extent in time; during a long time.

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.

Through the whole extent or duration.

By means of; by the fault of; because of.

Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin.

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.

Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; - said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, 22, 30.

The longest dimension; the greatest extent; - in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

Through an extent of time, more or less; - only in question; as, how long will you be gone?

To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; - followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.

To belong; - used with to, unto, or for.

To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.

Not short; covering a great distance from end to end; extended in time; having a definite measure in space or time; as, a yard long; drawn out or continued to a great extent; slow; tedious.

To a great length or period; at a time for distant; for a length of time.

To desire something eagerly; with for or after.

(comp. LONGER; superl. LONGEST) Extended: not short: extended in time: slow in coming: tedious: farreaching.

To a great extent in space or time: through the whole: all along.

To desire earnestly: to have an eager appetite.

LONGINGLY.

LONGINGLY.

To have an eager craving or desire.

Having length; lasting; extended, as in space or time.

To, at, or through a great extent or period.

Extended; protracted; tedious.

Through much space or time.

To desire earnestly.

To a great extent in space or time; at a point of duration far distant.

Not short; drawn out in length or time; continued, as in time or sound; extending far in space or prospect.

To a great length or extent; not for a short time; throughout, as all his life long.

To desire or wish for earnestly; to wish for eagerly.

Longus, Macros. That which is much greater in length than in breadth; as the long bones. The epithet is, also, applied to several muscles, to distinguish them from others of similar function, when the latter are shorter. We say, for instance, long flexors, and long extensors, in opposition to short flexors, and short extensors.

A p. in which the duration of the systolic wave is comparatively long

adv. To a great extent in space;— to a great extent in time at a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior;— through the whole extent or duration.