Long vs. Wide
Difference Between Long and Wide
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.Wideadjective
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
We walked down a wide corridor.Longadjective
Having great duration.
The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.Wideadjective
Large in scope.
The inquiry had a wide remit.Longadjective
Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
Wideadjective
(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
That team needs a decent wide player.Longadjective
Not short; tall.
Wideadjective
On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
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.Wideadjective
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
Longadjective
(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
Wideadjective
Vast, great in extent, extensive.
The wide, lifeless expanse.Longadjective
That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).
No! That forehand is longnb....Wideadjective
Remote; distant; far.
The hut was not wide from the sea.The cabin is not wide from the lake.Longadjective
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Wideadjective
(obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
Longadjective
(archaic) On account of, because of.
Wideadjective
(computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
a wide character; a wide streamLongadverb
Over a great distance in space.
He threw the ball long.Wideadverb
extensively
He travelled far and wide.Longadverb
For a particular duration.
How long is it until the next bus arrives?Wideadverb
completely
He was wide awake.Longadverb
For a long duration.
Will this interview take long?Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.Wideadverb
away from a given goal
The arrow fell wide of the mark.Longnoun
(linguistics) A long vowel.
Wideadverb
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
Longnoun
(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.Widenoun
(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
Longnoun
(finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
Every uptick made the longs cheer.Wideadjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;
wide roadsa wide necktiewide marginsthree feet widea river two miles broadbroad shouldersa broad riverLongnoun
(music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Wideadjective
broad in scope or content;
across-the-board pay increasesan all-embracing definitionblanket sanctions against human-rights violatorsan invention with broad applicationsa panoptic study of Soviet nationalitygranted him wide powersLongnoun
longitude
Wideadjective
(used of eyes) fully open or extended;
listened in round-eyed wonderstared with wide eyesLongverb
To take a long position in.
Wideadjective
very large in expanse or scope;
a broad lawnthe wide plainsa spacious viewspacious skiesLongverb
(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
She longed for him to come back.Wideadjective
great in degree;
won by a wide marginLongverb
(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
Wideadjective
great in range or scope;
an extended vocabularysurgeons with extended experienceextensive examples of picture writingsuffered extensive damagea wide selectionLongnoun
a comparatively long time;
this won't take longthey haven't been gone longWideadjective
having ample fabric;
the current taste for wide trousersa full skirtLongverb
desire strongly or persistently
Wideadjective
not on target;
the kick was widethe arrow was wide of the marka claim that was wide of the truthLongadjective
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 longWideadverb
with or by a broad space;
stand with legs wide apartran wide around left endLongadjective
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 longWideadverb
to the fullest extent possible;
open your eyes widewith the throttle wide openLongadjective
of relatively great height;
a race of long gaunt menlooked out the long French windowsWideadverb
far from the intended target;
the arrow went wide of the marka bullet went astray and killed a bystanderLongadjective
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices;
is long on coffeea long position in goldWideadverb
to or over a great extent or range; far;
wandered wide through many landshe traveled widelyLongadjective
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
