long - Meaning in Marathi

long - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of long in English

long adjective

1. having or being more than normal or necessaryadj.all

   Examples

   • "in long supply"
   • "long on brains"
2. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specifiedadj.all

   Examples

   • "a long distance"
   • "a long road"
   • "contained many long words"
   • "ten miles long"
3. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specifiedadj.all

   Examples

   • "a long boring speech"
   • "a long friendship"
   • "a long game"
   • "a long life"
   • "a long time"
   • "an hour long"
   • "long ago"
4. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long durationadj.all

   Example

   • "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
5. holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in pricesadj.all

   Examples

   • "a long position in gold"
   • "is long on coffee"
6. planning prudently for the futureadj.all

   Examples

   • "large goals that required farsighted policies"
   • "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
7. good at rememberingadj.all

   Synonyms

   tenacious

   Examples

   • "a retentive mind"
   • "tenacious memory"
8. involving substantial riskadj.all

   Example

   • "long odds"
9. of relatively great heightadj.all

   Examples

   • "a race of long gaunt men"
   • "looked out the long French windows"

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