Long vs. Length
Difference Between Long and Length
Longadjective
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.Lengthnoun
The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
Longadjective
Having great duration.
The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.Lengthnoun
duration
Longadjective
Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
Lengthnoun
(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
Longadjective
Not short; tall.
Lengthnoun
(mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
Longadjective
(finance) 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.Lengthnoun
(cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
Longadjective
(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
Lengthnoun
(figuratively) Total extent.
the length of a bookLongadjective
That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).
No! That forehand is longnb....Lengthnoun
Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
a length of ropeLongadjective
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Lengthverb
(obsolete) To lengthen.
Longadjective
(archaic) On account of, because of.
Lengthnoun
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place;
the length of the table was 5 feetLongadverb
Over a great distance in space.
He threw the ball long.Lengthnoun
continuance in time;
the ceremony was of short durationhe complained about the length of time requiredLongadverb
For a particular duration.
How long is it until the next bus arrives?Lengthnoun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;
the editor limited the length of my article to 500 wordsLongadverb
For a long duration.
Will this interview take long?Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.Lengthnoun
size of the gap between two places;
the distance from New York to Chicagohe determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two pointsLongnoun
(linguistics) A long vowel.
Lengthnoun
a section of something that is long and narrow;
a length of timbera length of tubingLongnoun
(programming) 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.
A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.Longnoun
(finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
Every uptick made the longs cheer.Longnoun
(music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Longnoun
longitude
Longverb
To take a long position in.
Longverb
(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
She longed for him to come back.Longverb
(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
Longnoun
a comparatively long time;
this won't take longthey haven't been gone longLongverb
desire strongly or persistently
Longadjective
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 lifea long boring speecha long timea long friendshipa long gamelong agoan hour longLongadjective
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified;
a long roada long distancecontained many long wordsten miles longLongadjective
of relatively great height;
a race of long gaunt menlooked out the long French windowsLongadjective
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices;
is long on coffeea long position in goldLongadjective
of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot')
Longadjective
used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration
Longadjective
involving substantial risk;
long oddsLongadjective
(of memory) having greater than average range;
a long memory especially for insultsa tenacious memoryLongadjective
planning prudently for the future;
large goals that required farsighted policiestook a long view of the geopolitical issuesLongadjective
having or being more than normal or necessary:
long on brainsin long supplyLongadverb
for an extended time or at a distant time;
a promotion long overduesomething long hoped forhis name has long been forgottentalked all night longhow long will you be gone?arrived long before he was expectedit is long after your bedtimeLongadverb
for an extended distance
