1. adjective /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/
a) Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
Its a long way from the Earth to the Moon.
b) Having great duration.
The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.
2. adverb /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/
He threw the ball long.
b) For a particular duration.
How long is it until the next bus arrives?
3. noun /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/
a) A long vowel.
Every uptick made the longs cheer.
b) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int and half of a long long. A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.
4. verb /lɒŋ,lɔŋ,lɑŋ/
a) To take a long position in.
She longed for him to come back.
The Rabbit sighed. He thought it would be a long time before this magic called Real happened to him. He longed to become Real, to know what it felt like; and yet the idea of growing shabby and losing his eyes and whiskers was rather sad.
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