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Long

Adjective

Sense 1:

extending a great distance from end to end.

Sample Sentence: The Great Wall of China is a long structure that spans over 13,000 miles.

Sense 2:

lasting or taking a great amount of time.

Sample Sentence: The movie was so long that I started losing interest halfway through.

Sense 3:

having a specified length or duration.

Sample Sentence: The meeting will be long, so be prepared to stay for a few hours.

Sense 4:

being of relatively great or considerable length or extent.

Sample Sentence: She has long hair that falls below her waist.

Adverb

Sense 1:

for a considerable amount of time; a while.

Sample Sentence: He waited long for his turn to speak.

Sense 2:

at a point of time distant from the time mentioned; a long time ago.

Sample Sentence: They met long before they became business partners.

Noun

Sense 1:

a long period of time.

Sample Sentence: She's been gone for a long, and I miss her.

Sense 2:

a relatively long, narrow piece or section of something.

Sample Sentence: We went for a walk on the long by the beach.

Verb

Sense 1:

desire or crave for something strongly or persistently.

Sample Sentence: I long for the day when we can all be together again.

Sense 2:

wish very much or too much for something unattainable.

Sample Sentence: He longed to be a famous actor, but his talents didn't match his dreams.