Along vs. Long

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Alongpreposition

By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.

Alongpreposition

In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

Alongadverb

In company; together.

Alongadverb

Onward, forward, with progressive action.

Alongadverb

By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.

Alongadverb

In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.

Alongadverb

In company; together.

Alongpreposition

By the length of, as distinguished from across.

Along

Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.

Alongadverb

with a forward motion;

Alongadverb

in accompaniment or as a companion;

Alongadverb

to a more advanced state;

Alongadverb

in addition (usually followed by `with');

Alongadverb

in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside');

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.

Longadjective

Having great duration.

Longadjective

Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

Longadjective

Not short; tall.

Longadjective

(finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.

Longadjective

(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).

Longadjective

That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).

Longadjective

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

Longadjective

(archaic) On account of, because of.

Longadverb

Over a great distance in space.

Longadverb

For a particular duration.

Longadverb

For a long duration.

Longnoun

(linguistics) A long vowel.

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.

Longnoun

(finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.

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)

Longverb

(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.

Longadjective

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; - opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

Longadjective

Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.

Longadjective

Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

Longadjective

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

Longadjective

Having a length of the specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.

Longadjective

Far-reaching; extensive.

Longadjective

Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; - said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, 22, 30.

Longadjective

Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to short.

Longnoun

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

Longnoun

A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

Longnoun

The longest dimension; the greatest extent; - in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

Longadverb

To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.

Longadverb

To a great extent in time; during a long time.

Longadverb

At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.

Longadverb

Through the whole extent or duration.

Longadverb

Through an extent of time, more or less; - only in question; as, how long will you be gone?

Longpreposition

By means of; by the fault of; because of.

Longverb

To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; - followed by an infinitive, or by for or after.

Longverb

To belong; - used with to, unto, or for.

Longnoun

a comparatively long time;

Longverb

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;

Longadjective

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified;

Longadjective

of relatively great height;

Longadjective

holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices;

Longadjective

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;

Longadjective

(of memory) having greater than average range;

Longadjective

planning prudently for the future;

Longadjective

having or being more than normal or necessary:

Longadverb

for an extended time or at a distant time;

Longadverb

for an extended distance

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