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Definition of long verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

long

verb

NAmE//lɔŋ//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they long

he / she / it longs

past simple longed

-ing form longing

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to want something very much especially if it does not seem likely to happen soon synonym yearn long for somebody/something Lucy had always longed for a brother. long for somebody to do something He longed for Pat to call. long to do something I'm longing to see you again. see longed-for

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long adjective
long adverb
long. abbreviation
longitude noun
age-long adjective
long ball noun
long haul noun
long-haul adjective
long-life adjective
long-lost adjective
long-term adjective
long wave noun
year-long adjective
long johns noun
long-lived adjective
long-range adjective
night-long adjective
long-awaited adjective
long-lasting adjective
long-running adjective

Idioms

so long
at long last
a long shot
for (so) long
at (long) last
by a long way
go a long way
as/so long as
in the long run
long on something
it's a long story
long in the tooth
long time no see
over the long haul
as long as your arm
go back a long way
have come a long way
not by a long shot
how long do you have?
have a long way to go

Nearby words

long. abbreviation
long adverb
long verb
long-awaited adjective
long ball noun