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Commonlong
The correct spelling is long.
How to pronounce long
/ˈlɔːŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈlɔːŋ/
Say it like: Lon-g
The correct spelling is long. A long vowel. For example: "Every uptick made the longs cheer."
Usage Examples
“Every uptick made the longs cheer.”
“It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.”
“The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A long vowel.
- 2.A long syllable.
- 3.A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
- 4.A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
- 5.An entity with a long position in an asset.
verb
- 1.To take a long position in.
- 2.To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
- 3.To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
- 4.To belong.
adjective
- 1.Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
- 2.Having great duration.
- 3.Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
- 4.Not short; tall.
- 5.Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
adverb
- 1.Over a great distance in space.
- 2.For a particular duration.
- 3.For a long duration.
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