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Along (preposition)
By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
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Along (preposition)
In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
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Along (adverb)
In company; together.
“John played the piano and everyone sang along.”
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Along (adverb)
Onward, forward, with progressive action.
“Don’t stop here. Just move along.”
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Long (adjective)
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.”
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Long (adjective)
Having great duration.
“The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.”
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Long (adjective)
Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
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Long (adjective)
Not short; tall.
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Long (adjective)
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.”
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Long (adjective)
Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
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Long (adjective)
That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).
“No! That forehand is longnb….”
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Long (adjective)
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
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Long (adjective)
On account of, because of.
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Long (adverb)
Over a great distance in space.
“He threw the ball long.”
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Long (adverb)
For a particular duration.
“How long is it until the next bus arrives?”
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Long (adverb)
For a long duration.
“Will this interview take long?”
“Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.”
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Long (noun)
A long vowel.
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Long (noun)
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.”
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Long (noun)
An entity with a long position in an asset.
“Every uptick made the longs cheer.”
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Long (noun)
A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
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Long (noun)
longitude
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Long (verb)
To take a long position in.
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Long (verb)
To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
“She longed for him to come back.”
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Long (verb)
To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.