long

Meaning

Adj

long

Noun

length

Concepts

long

tall

lengthy

along

be lengthened

become long

very long

extended

prolonged

long-standing

long-continued

old

long time

length

be long

bent

big

deep

drawn-out

protracted

farseeing

farsighted

foresighted

foresightful

longsighted

prospicient

recollective

retentive

tenacious

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French long, from longe, longue, feminine of lonc, lunc, from Latin longus. Cognate with English long, origin of German Chaiselongue.

Sentences

Un long apprentissage était nécessaire pour devenir Tohunga.

It took a long apprenticeship to become Tohunga.

Chacun de ces sentiers , long de plusieurs milliers de kilomètres , traverse plusieurs pays européens .

Each of these trails, several thousand kilometres long, crosses several European countries.

Un long détour par des rues , en partie pavées , s'avère donc nécessaire .

A long detour through streets, partly paved, is therefore necessary.

Oui , répliqua le sergent Long , et chaque jour la glace tend à s’épaissir.

Yes,replied Sergeant Long, and every day the ice tendstothicken.

Cette paroisse est située le long de la Brèche , affluent de l’Oise.

This parish is located along the Brèche, a tributary of the Oise.