superl far-reaching; extensive.
2. long ·noun a long sound, syllable, or vowel.
3. long ·adv through the whole extent or duration.
4. long ·prep by means of; by the fault of; because of.
5. long ·adv to a great extent in time; during a long time.
6. long ·adv to a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
7. long ·adj to belong;
used with to, unto, or for.
8. long ·superl occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
9. long ·noun a note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
10. long ·adv through an extent of time, more or less;
only in question; as, how long will you be gone?.
11. long ·superl slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
12. long ·noun the longest dimension; the greatest extent;
in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
13. long ·adj to feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness;
followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
14. long ·superl prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance;
said of vowels and syllables. ·see short, ·adj, 13, and guide to pronunciation, // 22, 30.
15. long ·superl 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.
xvi. long ·superl extended to any 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.
xvii. long ·adv 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.
xviii. long ·superl 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.
xix. long ·add. ·adj 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.