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Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk long 8385 6995652 2009-07-17T16:21:21Z Tbot 44393 updated t/t-/t+ templates {{wikipedia}} {{also|lōng|lóng|lǒng|lòng|löng|Long}} ==English== {{rank|himself|go|how|119|long|am|way|even}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/lɒŋ/}}, {{SAMPA|/lQN/}} * {{a|US}} {{enPR|lông|läng}}, {{IPA|/lɔŋ/|/lɑŋ/}}, {{SAMPA|/lON/|/lAN/}} * {{audio|en-us-long.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|ɒŋ}} ===Etymology 1=== {{etyl|ang}} ''[[lang]]'' (for adjective, nominal), ''[[lange]]'' (for adverb) ====Adjective==== {{en-adj|er}} # Having much [[distance]] from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point {{italbrac|usually applies to [[horizontal]] dimensions; see Usage Notes below}}. #: ''It's a '''long''' way from the Earth to the Moon.'' # Having great [[duration]]. #: ''The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a '''long''' time.'' # {{finance}} possessing or owning [[stocks]], [[bonds]], commodities, or financial instruments with prices positively correlated with them. # {{cricket}} of a [[fielding]] [[position]], close to the [[boundary]] (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent [[short]] position) =====Usage notes===== * ''[[wide|Wide]]'' is usually used instead of ''long'' when referring to a [[horizontal]] dimension (left to right). * ''[[tall|Tall]]'' or ''[[high]]'' are usually used insted of ''long'' when referring to positive [[vertical]] dimension (upwards), and ''[[deep]]'' when referring to negative vertical dimension (downwards). =====Synonyms===== * {{i-c|having much distance from one point to another}} [[deep]] {{italbrac|vertically downwards}}, [[extended]], [[high]] {{italbrac|vertically upwards}}, [[lengthy]], [[tall]] * {{i-c|having great duration}} [[extended]], [[lengthy]], [[prolonged]] =====Antonyms===== * {{i-c|having much distance from one point to another}} [[low]] {{italbrac|vertically upwards}}, [[shallow]] {{italbrac|vertically upwards or downwards}}, [[short]] * {{i-c|having great duration}} [[brief]], [[short]] * {{sense|finance}} [[short]] =====Derived terms===== * [[longhand]] * [[long-haul]] * [[long paddock]] * [[long pig]] * [[long shot]] * [[long vehicle]] * the [[long arm of the law]] * [[the long and the short of it]] =====Translations===== {{trans-top|having much distance from one point to another}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[طويل]]}} (ṭawīl) {{m}} * Armenian: [[երկար]] (yerkar) * [[Breton]]: [[hir]] * [[Catalan]]: [[llarg]] * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|plawa}} * Chinese: [[長]], [[长]] (cháng) * Czech: {{t+|cs|dlouhý|m}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|lang}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|pitkä}} * French: {{t+|fr|long|m}}, {{t+|fr|longue|f}} * German: {{t+|de|lang}} {{trans-mid}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hosszú}} * Italian: {{t+|it|lungo|m}}, {{t+|it|lunga|f}} * Japanese: [[長い]] (ながい, nagai) * Korean: [[긴]] (gin) * Polish: {{t+|pl|długi}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|longo}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|длинный|tr=dlínnyj|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scots]]: [[lang]] * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|fada|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|largo}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|lång}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|having great duration}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[طويل]]}} (ṭawīl) {{m}} * Armenian: [[երկար]] (yerkar) * Chinese: [[長]], [[长]] (cháng) * Czech: {{t+|cs|dlouhý|m}} * French: {{t+|fr|long|m}}, {{t+|fr|longue|f}} * German: {{t+|de|lang}} * Italian: {{t+|it|lungo|m}}, {{t+|it|lunga|f}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[長い]] (ながい, nagai) * Korean: [[오래되다]] (oraedoeda) * Polish: {{t+|pl|długi|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|долгий|tr=dólgij|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scots]]: [[lang]] * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|fada|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * Albanian: {{t-|sq|gjatë|xs=Albanian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[llarg]] * Croatian: {{t-|hr|dug}} * Danish: {{t+|da|lang}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|lang}}, {{t+|nl|lange}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|longa|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|pitkä}} * German: [[lang]] (1) * Hebrew: [[ארוך|אָרֹךְ]] (arokh) {{m}}, [[ארוכה|אֲרֻכָּה]] (aruka) {{f}} * Hindi: [[लम्बा]] (lambaa) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hosszú}} * Icelandic: {{t+|is|langur}} * [[Ido]]: [[longa]] * Irish: {{t-|ga|fada|xs=Irish}} * Japanese: [[長い]] (ながい, nagai) * Korean: (1) [[길다]] (gilda), [[멀다]] (meolda) * Kurdish: {{t|ku|dirêj}}, {{ku-Arab|[[درێژ]]}} * Latin: [[longus]] {{m}}, longa {{f}}, longum {{n}} * Lithuanian: [[ilgas]] {{m}}, ilga {{f}}, ilga {{n}} * Malay: {{t-|ms|panjang|xs=Malay}}, {{t-|ms|lama|xs=Malay}} * Mongolian: [[ᠤᠷᠲᠤ]] (urtu) * Persian: {{t+|fa|بلند|alt=بُلَند|tr=bolænd|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|longo}}, {{t+|pt|comprido}} * Romanian: [[lung]] {{m}}, [[lungă]] {{f}} * Slovak: [[dlhý]] {{m}}, [[dlhá]] {{f}}, [[dlhé]] {{n}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|dolg|m}}, {{t-|sl|dolga|f}}, {{t-|sl|dolgo|n}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|largo|m}} * Swedish: [[lång]] (1) * [[Telugu]]: [[పొడవైన]] (poDavaina) * Thai: {{Thai|[[ยาว]]}} (yao) {{trans-bottom}} ====Adverb==== {{en-adv|er}} # Over a [[great]] [[distance]] in [[space]]. #: ''He threw the ball '''long'''''. # For a particular [[duration]]. #: ''How '''long''' is it until the next bus arrives?'' # For a long duration. #: ''Will this interview take '''long'''''? =====Quotations===== * '''1594''' — [[w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]], ''[[s:The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark|Hamlet]] i 3'' *: I stay too '''long''': but here my father comes. =====Synonyms===== * {{i-c|over a great distance}} a long [[way]], [[far]] * {{i-c|for a long duration}} a long [[time]] =====Antonyms===== * {{i-c|over a great distance}} a short [[distance]], a short [[way]] * {{i-c|for a long duration}} an [[instant]], a [[minute]], a [[moment]], a [[second]], a short [[time]], not long =====Translations===== {{trans-top|over a great distance}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|daleko}} * Korean: [[길게]] (gilge), [[멀리]] (meolli) * [[Scots]]: [[lang]] {{trans-mid}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|fada|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|lejos}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|particular duration}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|dlouho}} * French: {{t+|fr|temps|m}} *: ''how long'' — combien de temps * Italian: {{t+|it|tempo|m}} *: ''how long'' — quanto tempo {{trans-mid}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|długo}} * [[Scots]]: [[lang]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|long duration}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|dlouho}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|kaua}} * French: {{t+|fr|longtemps}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Scots]]: [[lang]] * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|fada|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans}} * {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[길이]] (girI), [[오래]] (orae) * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: {{t+|es|mucho}}, {{t-|es|harto}} =====See also===== * [[far]] * [[wide]] * [[broad]] ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # {{linguistics}} A long [[vowel]]. # {{programming}} A long [[integer]] variable, twice the size of an [[int]] and half of a [[long long]]. A long is typically 64 [[bit]]s in a [[32-bit]] environment. # {{finance}} An entity with a long position in an asset. #: ''Every uptick made the '''longs''' cheer.'' ====Verb==== {{en-verb}} # {{transitive|finance}} To take a long position in. #*{{quote-book|title=The Oxford Guide to Financial Modeling|page=84|author=Thomas S. Y. Ho|coauthors=Sang Bin Lee, Sang-bin Yi|year=2004|passage=The left panel shows the profile of a portfolio consisting of longing a call and shorting a put.}} =====See also===== * [[broad]] * [[wide]] ===Etymology 2=== Old English ''[[langian]]'' ====Verb==== {{en-verb}} # {{intransitive}} To [[await]], to [[aspire]], to [[desire]] greatly (something to occur or to be true) #: ''She '''longed''' for him to come back.'' =====Usage notes===== * This is a [[catenative]] verb that takes the ''to infinitive''. See [[Appendix:English catenative verbs]] =====Synonyms===== * {{i-c|desire greatly}} [[ache]], [[yearn]] =====Derived terms===== * [[longing]] =====Translations===== {{trans-top|to wait, to aspire}} * Albanian: [[dëshiron]] * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|čeznuti}} * [[Catalan]]: [[enyorar]] * Chinese: [[渴望]] (kěwàng) * Croatian: {{t-|hr|čeznuti}} * Czech: [[toužit]] po, [[dychtit]] po, [[přát]] (si) * Danish: [[længes]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|verlangen}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|deziri|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|ikävöidä}} * French: {{t+|fr|aspirer|alt=aspirer à}} * German: (sich) [[sehnen]] * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|vágyik}} * Icelandic: {{t+|is|þrá}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|bramare}} * Korean: [[바라다]] (barada), [[기다리다]] (gidarida), [[갈망]]하다 (galmang-hada) * Kurdish: {{t+|ku|bêrî|alt=bêrî kirin}}, {{t+|ku|hesret|alt=hesret kirin}} * Polish: [[pragnąć]], [[tęsknić]], [[wzdychać|wzdychać do]] * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ansiar}}, {{t-|pt|suspirar}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|dori}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|miannaich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: [[чезнути]] *: Roman: [[čeznuti]] * Slovak: [[túžiť]], [[cnieť]] * Spanish: {{t+|es|desear}}, {{t-|es|anhelar}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|längta}} {{trans-bottom}} [[Category:English control verbs]] ---- ==Dutch== ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Nl-long.ogg|audio}} ===Noun=== {{nl-noun|g=c|longen|longetje}} # {{context|anatomy|lang=nl}} [[lung]] ====See also==== * [[kieuw]] {{f}} ---- ==French== ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/lɔ̃/|lang=fr}}, {{SAMPA|/lO~/|lang=fr}} *: {{audio|Fr-long.ogg|Audio (France, Paris)}} * {{rhymes|ɔ̃|lang=fr}} * {{homophones|longs|lang=fr}} ===Adjective=== {{fr-adj|f=longue}} # [[long]] ====Synonyms==== [[grand]], [[haut]], [[large]], [[épais]], [[profond]] ====Antonyms==== [[court]], [[bas]], [[étroit]], [[mince]] ====Derived terms==== * [[le long de]] * [[longuement]] ---- ==Irish== ===Noun=== '''long''' {{f}} # [[ship]] ====Declension==== {{ga-noun-f2|l|ong|oinge}} [[Category:Irish nouns]] ---- ==Mandarin== ===Pinyin syllable=== '''long''' # A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, [[lōng]], [[lóng]], [[lǒng]], or [[lòng]]. ====Usage notes==== English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone. [[Category:Mandarin pinyin]] ---- ==Scottish Gaelic== ===Noun=== '''long''' {{f}}, ''gen'' '''luinge''', ''pl'' '''longan''' # A [[ship]] [[Category:Scottish Gaelic nouns]] ---- ==Tok Pisin== ===Preposition=== '''long''' # [[to]], [[toward]], [[into]] # [[in]], [[at]], [[near]] [[Category:Tok Pisin prepositions]] ---- ==Veps== ===Noun=== '''long''' # [[lunch]] [[Category:Veps nouns]] ---- ==Vietnamese== ===Etymology 1=== ====Adjective==== '''long''' # [[loose]] #:* [[răng]] '''long''' — ''loose tooth'' ===Etymology 2=== Sino-Vietnamese [[龍]] ====Noun==== '''long''' # [[dragon]] [[Category:Vietnamese adjectives]] [[Category:Vietnamese nouns]] [[ar:long]] [[cs:long]] [[de:long]] [[et:long]] [[el:long]] [[es:long]] [[fa:long]] [[fr:long]] [[fy:long]] [[ga:long]] [[gl:long]] [[ko:long]] [[hy:long]] [[io:long]] [[id:long]] [[it:long]] [[kk:long]] [[ku:long]] [[lo:long]] [[lt:long]] [[li:long]] [[hu:long]] [[ml:long]] [[nl:long]] [[ja:long]] [[no:long]] [[pl:long]] [[pt:long]] [[ro:long]] [[ru:long]] [[simple:long]] [[sr:long]] [[fi:long]] [[sv:long]] [[ta:long]] [[te:long]] [[th:long]] [[tr:long]] [[uk:long]] [[vi:long]] [[zh:long]]