longadjectiveuk /lɒŋ/ us /lɑːŋ/
long adjective (TIME)
long adjective (DISTANCE)
long adjective (MANY WORDS)
- I got a lovely long newsy letter from Bec.
- His speech was long and dull.
- He is well known to the police and has a long criminal record .
- Your conclusion is good, but the final sentence is too long and complicated.
- It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book.
longadverbuk /lɒŋ/ us /lɑːŋ/
long adverb (TIME)
long adverb (IF)
- Windsurfing is perfectly safe as long as you use some common sense.
- So long as he's happy - that's all that matters .
- Goods are exchangeable as long as they are returned in good condition.
- I don't foresee any difficulties so long as we keep within budget.
- I don't mind being woken up once or twice in the middle of the night by my flatmate so long as she doesn't make a habit of it .
longverbuk /lɒŋ/ us /lɑːŋ/ formal