longer (not) any more; (formerly but not) now: He no longer lives here. | He doesn't live here any longer. | I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day, but not any longer! 5 so long infml, especially AmE goodbye
long $ ^{3} $ n 1 before long also are long lit — after a short period of time; soon: They came back before long. 2 for long (in questions or negatives) for a long time: Were you there for long? | I can't stay for long. 3 the long and (the) short of it infml the general result, expressed in a few words; UPSHOT: I won't go into details, but the long and the short of it was that we missed the train.
long^{4} v [T+to-v] to want something very much: I'm longing to see her again. ➔ see also LONGING^{1,2}
see her again. → see also LONGING $ ^{1,2} $
long for sbdy./sthg. phr v [T] to want very much: to long for freedom | [+obj+to-v] I'm longing for him to arrive. | The longed-for day at last arrived.
long $ ^{5} $ written abbrev. for LONGITUDE
Long. written abbrev. for Longford
Long, Hu-ey Pierce /'hjuri prsəl-pīrs/ (1893-1935) a US politician in the DEMOCRATIC PARTY who was GOVERNOR of Louisiana from 1928–31, and a US SENATOR from 1930. He was known as the 'Kingfish' and was popular especially with poorer people because of his plans for social and economic changes that would help the poor. But he used his position to keep complete political control in Louisiana, and he was shot and killed in 1935.
long-a'waited adj that has been waited for for a long time: We finally got our long-awaited pay rise.
long•boat /ˈlɒŋbaʊtˈlɒːŋ-/ n the largest type of ROWING BOAT carried by a sailing ship → compare LONGSHIP
long·bow /ˈlɒŋbəʊllˈlɒŋ-/ n a large powerful BOW for shooting ARROWS, especially as made in former times from a single long thin curved piece of wood (like the one used by ROBIN HOOD) → compare CROSSBOW
'long-, distance $ ^{1} $ adj [A] covering a long distance: a long-distance runner/race
long-distance $ ^{2} $ adv to or from a distant point: to phone long-distance
,long-distance 'call also trunk call BrE old-fash — n a telephone call made over a long distance
,long division n [U] a method of dividing large numbers by others in which each stage is written out below the one before
,long-drawn-'out adj lasting (too) long; PROLONGED: The official enquiry was a long-drawn-out affair.
lon·gev·i·ty /lon'dʒev'tiːlən-, lon-/ n [U] 1 fm/ long life 2 tech length of life: the longevity of the rabbit
,long 'face n an unhappy or complaining expression on the face: She made/pulled a long face when I told her she would have to take the exam again.
Long-fel-low, Henry Wads-worth /'lɒnfeləʊl'lɒn-, 'henri 'wɒdzwəθl-'wɑːdzwərθ/ (1807-82) a popular US poet who is known especially for his long poems about US LEGENDS (=old and popular stories of brave people, great events or adventures etc). His best-known poems are The Song of Hiawatha, The Courtship of Miles Standish, Paul Revere's Ride, and The Wreck of the Hesperus. → see also HIAWATHA
Long-ford /ˈlɒŋfəd/ lɒnˈfɑːrd/ written abbrev. Long. a COUNTY in the Republic of Ireland
long-haired /ˌlɒŋˈheɪd∗/ adj 1 having long hair: a longhaired dog 2 [A] old-fashioner too concerned with art, literature, ideas, or spiritual matters: long-haired intellectuals
long-hand /'lɒŋhændl'lo:g-/ n [U] ordinary writing by hand, not in any shortened or machine-produced form: She wrote it out in longhand before typing it. → compare SHORT-HAND
,long 'haul n [S] a long and usually difficult journey, job, or activity
'long-haul adj [A] (especially of an aircraft flight) covering a long distance round the world: Fog has delayed the departure of some long-haul flights. | Long-haul holidays are becoming more popular. → compare SHORT-HAUL
long-horn /ˈlɒŋhɔːnliˈlɔːŋhɔːrn/ also ,longhorn 'cattle, Texas longhorn n AmE a kind of cow, kept for their meat and now nearly EXTINCT which has long horns and which was very popular in the West in the 1800s: driving a herd of longhorns to Montana
long·house /'longhausl'lo:ŋ-/ n pl. -houses /,hau:z/ a kind of house used by some NATIVE AMERICAN tribes which was around one hundred feet long and was used by everyone in the tribe
long·ing¹ /'lɒŋɪŋ/ n [C;U(for)] a strong feeling of wanting something; strong wish; YEARNING: a longing for fame | secret longings | The little boy looked with longing at the toys in the shop window. → see also LONG⁴
longing² adj [A] showing a strong wish: a longing look —~ly adv: She was looking longingly at him.
long·ish /'lɒŋɪʃ/ adj infm/ quite long
,Long 'Island an island in the US that contains the New York City BOROUGHS of Queens and Brooklyn. Further east it has many other towns and cities, some of which are by the sea and popular in summer.
lon·gi·tude /'londʒətjuːdɪl'laːndʒətuːd/ n [C;U] the position on the Earth east or west of a MERIDIAN usually measured, in degrees, from Greenwich in England: The town is at longitude 21° east. → compare LATITUDE; see picture at GLOBE
lon·gi·tu·di·nal /,lond33'tju:d3nəl·‖,la:nd33'tu:-/ adj fml or tech 1 of or measured according to longitude 2 a) in length; going from end to end, not across b) in time: a longitudinal study of educational development over five years
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'long johns n [P] old-fash infmi men's underclothes with long legs, especially worn for warmth, Long John Silver a cnar-acter from the children's adventure story TREASURE ISLAND (1883) by Robert Louis STEVENSON. Long John Silver is a cruel and frightening PIRATE (=someone who sails on the sea, attacking other ships and stealing from them), who has part of one leg missing and a PAR-ROT that sits on his shoulder.
'long jump, the || also broad jump AmE — n a sport in which someone jumps from a point and tries to land as far away as possible —~er n
,long-'lasting adj longer-lasting lasting a long time: Try the new long-lasting pack.
Long·leat /'lonli:t/ o:n-/ a large house in Wiltshire owned by the Marquess of Bath and known for its SAFARI PARK, where there are many lions
'long-life adj [A] especially BrE (of milk, fruit juice etc) treated so that it can be kept for a long time without going bad
long-lived /ˌlɒŋˈlɪvd∙/ adj living or lasting a long time: a long-lived family | a long-lived friendship → compare SHORT-LIVED
'long-lost adj [A] that has been lost or unknown for a long time: They greeted each other like long-lost brothers.
,Long 'March, the a long journey across China made in 1934–35 by Mao Zedong and his Communist army in order to reach a new base in northwest China. It was a dangerous journey because the marchers were often attacked by their enemies in the Nationalist army, and by the end only one third of the people were still alive. Many of the people who took part in the Long March later became important members of the Communist government, including DENG XIAOPING. → see also MAO ZEDONG
,long-playing 'record also ,long-'player n an LP
'long-range adj [A] about or covering a long distance or time: long-range missiles | long-range weather forecasts predicting rain next month
long-ship /'lɒŋˌʃɪpˈlɒŋ-/ n a long narrow open warship once used by the Vikings, with OARs and a small square sail → compare LONGBOAT