8 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Long \Long\, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS.
long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr,
Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125.
Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.]
1. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Long \Long\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Longed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Longing}.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch
out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang
long. See {Long}, a.]
1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for
something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or
by after or for.
I long to see you. --Rom. i. 11.
I have longed after thy precepts. --Ps. cxix.
40.
I have longed for thy salvation. --Ps. cxix.
174.
Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with
fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.]
The labor which that longeth unto me. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Long \Long\, n.
1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length
of a large, twice that of a breve.
2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the
phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and
substance of it. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Long \Long\, adv. [AS. lance.]
1. To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
2. To a great extent in time; during a long time.
They that tarry long at the wine. --Prov. xxiii.
30.
When the trumpet soundeth long. --Ex. xix. 13.
3. 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.
4. Through the whole extent or duration.
The bird of dawning singeth all night long. --Shak.
5. Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in
question; as, how long will you be gone?
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Long \Long\, prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d {Along}.]
By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See {Along
of}, under 3d {Along}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Long \Long\, a. (Finance & Com.)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Measure \Meas"ure\, n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr.
metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure,
Gr. ?, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to
measure.]
1. A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or
extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or
multiples of which anything is estimated and stated;
hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.
2. An instrument by means of which size or quantity is
measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.
False ells and measures be brought all clean adown.
--R. of
Gloucester.
3. The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according
to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated;
estimated extent; as, to take one's measure for a coat.
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and
broader than the sea. --Job xi. 9.
4. The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a
quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited
quantity or amount.
It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in
three measures of meal. --Luke xiii.
21.
5. Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds;
moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in
measure; with measure; without or beyond measure.
Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth
without measure. --Is. v. 14.
6. Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted
share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due
proportion.
Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of
my days. --Ps. xxxix.
4.
7. The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying
and selling; as, to give good or full measure.
8. Undefined quantity; extent; degree.
There is a great measure of discretion to be used in
the performance of confession. --Jer. Taylor.
9. Regulated division of movement:
(a) (Dancing) A regulated movement corresponding to the
time in which the accompanying music is performed;
but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the
minuet.
(b) (Mus.) (1) The group or grouping of beats, caused by
the regular recurrence of accented beats. (2) The
space between two bars. See {Beat}, {Triple},
{Quadruple}, {Sextuple}, {Compound time}, under
{Compound}, a., and {Figure}.
(c) (Poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the
quantities, or long and short syllables; meter;
rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure.
10. (Arith.) A number which is contained in a given number a
number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases,
the common measure, the greatest common measure, etc., of
two or more numbers.
11. A step or definite part of a progressive course or
policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the
accomplishment of an object; as, political measures;
prudent measures; an inefficient measure.
His majesty found what wrong measures he had taken
in the conferring that trust, and lamented his
error. --Clarendon.
12. The act of measuring; measurement. --Shak.
13. pl. (Geol.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead
measures.
{Lineal}, or {Long}, {measure}, measure of length; the
measure of lines or distances.
{Liquid measure}, the measure of liquids.
{Square measure}, the measure of superficial area of surfaces
in square units, as inches, feet, miles, etc.
{To have hard measure}, to have harsh treatment meted out to
one; to be harshly or oppressively dealt with.
{To take measures}, to make preparations; to provide means.
{To take one's measure}, to measure one, as for a garment;
hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition, character,
ability, etc.
{To tread a measure}, to dance in the style so called. See 9
(a) .
Say to her, we have measured many miles To
tread a measure with her on this grass. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
long
adj 1: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively
great or greater than average duration or passage of
time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a
long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long
friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
[ant: {short}]
2: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than
average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a
long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long
words"; "ten miles long" [ant: {short}]
3: of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"-
Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
4: holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise
in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
[ant: {short}]
5: of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long
duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate',
`beat', `bite', `boat', `boot') [ant: {short}]
6: used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long
duration
7: involving substantial risk; "long odds"
8: (of memory) having greater than average range; "a long
memory especially for insults"; "a tenacious memory" [syn:
{tenacious}]
9: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that
required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the
geopolitical issues" [syn: {farseeing}, {farsighted}, {foresighted},
{foresightful}, {longsighted}]
10: having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on
brains"; "in long supply"
n : a comparatively long time; "this won't take long"; "they
haven't been gone long"
adv 1: for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long
overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has
long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how
long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was
expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
2: for an extended distance
v : desire strongly or persistently [syn: {hanker}, {yearn}]