Определение long- в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
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- Investors who go "long" simply own stock or another security It is a term that means the opposite of "short," in which investors are short a stock or security because they have borrowed it and sold it to someone else
- involving substantial risk; "long odds"
- Signifies ownership of securities "I am long 100 U S steel" means the speaker owns 100 shares
- One who has bought a futures or options on futures contract to establish a market position through an offsetting sale; the opposite of short Long Hedge - The purchase of a futures contract in anticipation of an actual purchase in the cash market Used by processors or exporters as protection against and advance in the cash price (See hedge, short hedge ) Margin - (See Performance Bond)
- a comparatively long time; "this won't take long"; "they haven't been gone long"
- One who has bought futures contracts or owns a cash commodity Long Hedge: See Purchasing Hedge
- Trader's term referring to ownership of a security "His account was long 100 shares of XYZ" would mean a client owned 100 shares of XYZ
- The position of an individual who has bought financial instruments
- One who has bought a futures or options on futures contract to establish a market position through an offsetting sale; the opposite of Short
- When one has purchased a stock, but has not yet sold their position in it, they are considered to be long
- A position to purchase more of an instrument than is sold, hence, an appreciation in value if market prices increase
- 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"
- One who has bought futures contracts or owns a cash commodity Opposite of Short
- As in to "take a long position," or to be "long on supply," indicates a supplier has a lot of commodity to sell; opposite of short, which indicates the supplier has only a minimal amount of commodity at risk and/or to sell
- Investors who go "long" own stock or another financial security It is a term that means the opposite of "short " See short selling
- planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
- (1) One who has bought a futures contract to establish a market position; (2) a market position which obligates the holder to take delivery; (3) one who owns an inventory of commodities See Short
- used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration
- 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"
- (1) One who has bought a futures contract or option to establish a market position; (2) a market position that obligates the holder to take delivery; (3) one who owns an inventory of commodities The opposite of short
- One who has bought futures contracts or owns a cash commodity
- (1) The buying side of an open futures contract or futures option; (2) a trader whose net position in the futures or options market shows an excess of open purchases over open sales
- 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"
- The opposite of short selling, establishing a long position means to own a security with the expectation that it will appreciate One would say "I'm long bank stocks but short semiconductor companies " BACK TO TOP
- of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
- (of memory) having greater than average range; "a long memory especially for insults"; "a tenacious memory"
- One who has bought a contract(s) to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting sale; the opposite of short
- Term used to signify ownership of securities I am long 100 BCE common means that the investor owns 100 common shares of BCE Inc
- A position is long with respect to a price if the position profits from an increase in that price An owner of a stock profits from an increase in the stock price and, hence, is long the stock An owner of an option profits from an increase in volatility and, hence, is long volatility
- To go long is to buy a currency or security For example, if an investor believes that the Japanese economy is getting stronger and that, as a result, the Japanese Yen will appreciate in value, then he/she may want to buy Japanese Yen and take what is called a long position
- Term used to signify ownership of securities "I am long 100 BCE common" means that the investor owns 100 common shares of BCE Inc
- for an extended distance
- of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e g the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot')
- having or being more than normal or necessary: "long on brains"; "in long supply"
- holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
- Refers to the market position of a person who has bought securities (expecting a price rise) that he has not yet sold
- desire strongly or persistently
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-acting
- Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the long term
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-acuminate
- Tapering to a characteristically long point at its apex
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-arm statute
- Alternative spelling of long arm statute
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-arm statutes
- plural form of long-arm statute (alternative spelling of long arm statutes)
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-chain
- Having a chain of more that about twelve carbon atoms
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance
- Over a great length (e.g. a long-distance runner)
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance
- Referring to a non-local telephone call, a toll call
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-drawn-out
- Protracted, extending for a great period of time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-eared owl
- Asio otus, a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-eared owls
- plural form of long-eared owl
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-fingered frog
- A group of frogs of the Cardioglossa genus
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-haired
- Having long, uncut hair on the head
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-haired
- Having fur with long hairs (animals)
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-haul
- Alternative spelling of long haul
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-held
- held (assumed, proposed, believed etc.) for a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-jawed spider
- any spider from the family Tetragnathidae
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lasting
- Persisting or enduring for a long time
This long-lasting gum keeps its flavor for almost an hour.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-leafed
- Having long leaves
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-leaved
- long-leafed
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-legged buzzard
- a bird of prey in the Buteo genus
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-legged buzzards
- plural form of long-legged buzzard
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lining
- A type of commercial fishing using a very long line with many baited hooks attached along its length
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lived
- Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lost
- Having been missing or unknown for a protracted period of time
My long-lost brother showed up, borrowed money and vanished again.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-period
- Taking over 200 years to complete an orbit, especially said of comets
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-playing
- Referring to records that recorded a greater amount of sound than previous versions had, an LP, generally a 12 inch 33 1/3 RPM record
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-range
- Capable of operating over a great distance
Long-range missiles can shoot down any planes before they can even be seen.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-range
- Involving a great period of time
Long-range planning is not my specialty.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-ranger
- Alternative spelling of long ranger
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-running
- Operating for a relatively extended period of time
The long-running play finally closed on Broadway, just short of setting a record for longest playing.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-sighted
- hyperopic; farsighted
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-spined bullhead
- A species of the Cottidae family, Taurulus bubalis
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-spined bullheads
- plural form of long-spined bullhead
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-standing
- Describing something that has been done for so long that it has become convention
Long-standing custom calls for referring to the town chairman as mayor, even though we don't have a mayor.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-standing
- Describing something that has existed for a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-suffering
- Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint
His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-tail boat
- Alternative spelling of longtail boat
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-tail boats
- plural form of long-tail boat (alternative spelling of longtail boats)
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-tailed tit
- Any of many subspecies of small passerine birds with long tails, Aegithalos caudatus, found throughout Europe and Asia
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-tailed tits
- plural form of long-tailed tit
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- extending over a relatively long time period
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term potentiation
- a long-lasting (hours in vitro, weeks to months in vivo) increase, typically in amplitude, of the response of a postsynaptic neuron to a particular pattern of stimuli from a presynaptic neuron
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-winded
- Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose
He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-windedly
- In a long-winded manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, utilizing extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc., than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in order to convey the essential nature of the communication
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-windedness
- The use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity, prolixity
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-haul
- A long distance: It is a long haul from New York to Los Angeles
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-haul
- A long period of time: Over the long haul the candidates performed well
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-legged buzzard
- (Kuşbilim) The Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) prefers the dry open plains of Turkey, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary and feeds mostly on small rodents, although it will also take lizards, snakes, small birds and large insects
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-run
- A rather lengthy period of time: "We expect a substantial increase in sales of the book in the long run.", "The paint must not deteriorate in quality over the long run."
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term asset
- Long-term assets or noncurrent assets are those assets usually in service over one year such as lands and buildings, plants and equipment, and long-term investments. These often receive favorable tax treatment over current assets. Tangible long-term assets are usually referred to as fixed assets
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-wire antenna
- (Elektrik, Elektronik) An antenna that is a wavelength or longer at the operating frequency
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-acting
- active over a long period of time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-ago
- belonging to time long gone; "those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-awaited
- A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time. the long-awaited signing of a peace agreement. a long-awaited event, moment etc is one that you have been waiting a long time for
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-billed marsh wren
- American wren that inhabits tall reed beds
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-clawed prawn
- large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-dated
- of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance
- a telephone call made outside the local calling area covering long distances; "a long-distance runner"; "long-distance telephone
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance
- Long-distance is used to describe communication that takes place between people who are far apart. He received a long-distance phone call from his girlfriend in Colorado. local Long-distance is also an adverb. I phoned Nicola long distance to suggest it
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance
- Long-distance is used to describe travel between places that are far apart. Trains are reliable, cheap and best for long-distance journeys
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance relationship
- interpersonal relationship (often romantic) in which the two people live very far from one another
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance running
- In track and field, any foot race over 5,000 m in length. Marathons and cross-country running are also considered long-distance events. Women rarely ran in races beyond 3,000 m until the late 20th century
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance runs
- runs over very lengthy distances, long runs or jogs
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-distance walking
- speed walking over extended distances (type of sport)
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-drawn-out
- continuing for a longer time than is wanted or necessary = protracted
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-eared bat
- any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-eared owl
- slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-faced
- having a face longer than the usual
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-familiar
- frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-felt want
- a persistent desire, unrelenting desire
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-haired
- with long hair; "long-haired hippies
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-handled
- having a long handle
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-haul
- Long-haul is used to describe things that involve transporting passengers or goods over long distances. Compare short-haul. learning how to avoid the unpleasant side-effects of long-haul flights. short-haul. long-haul flight/route/destination etc a long-haul flight etc is over a very long distance short-haul short-haul
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-head coneflower
- plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-headed
- having a dolichocephalic head
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-horned beetle
- long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-horned grasshopper
- Any of various large, usually greenish insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having very long, slender antennae
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-horned grasshopper
- grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-hours culture
- The long-hours culture is the way in which some workers feel that they are expected to work much longer hours than they are paid to do
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lasting
- existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lasting
- Something that is long-lasting lasts for a long time. One of the long-lasting effects of the infection is damage to a valve in the heart. continuing for a long time short-lived
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-legged
- having long legs
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-life
- (of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual; "long-life milk"
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-life
- Long-life light bulbs and batteries are manufactured so that they last longer than ordinary ones. Long-life fruit juice and milk have been specially treated so that they last a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-life
- (of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual; "long-life milk
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-list
- A long-list for something such as a job or a prize is a large group that has been chosen from all the people who applied for the job, or all the people or things that are competing for the prize. The successful ones from this group are chosen to go on the shortlist. There are 27 riders on the long-list
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-list
- If someone or something is long-listed for a job or a prize, they are put on a long-list of those to be considered for that job or prize. She was long-listed for the senior team last year
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lived
- existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lived
- Something that is long-lived lives or lasts for a long time. The flowers may only last a day but the plants are long-lived. huge piles of long-lived radioactive material. short-lived. living or existing for a long time short-lived
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-lost
- You use long-lost to describe someone or something that you have not seen for a long time. finding a long-lost sixth century manuscript. lost or not seen for a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-play
- (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-playing record
- an LP = album single
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-range
- involving an extended span of time; "long-range goals
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-range
- involving an extended span of time; "long-range goals"
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-range
- suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear capability"
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-range
- A long-range plan or prediction relates to a period extending a long time into the future. Eisenhower was intensely aware of the need for long-range planning
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-range
- A long-range piece of military equipment or vehicle is able to hit or detect a target a long way away or to travel a long way in order to do something. He is very keen to reach agreement with the US on reducing long-range nuclear missiles. the growing use on the North Atlantic routes of long-range twin-engined aircraft. short-range
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-run
- relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-running
- Something that is long-running has been in existence, or has been performed, for a long time. a long-running trade dispute. used to talk about something that has been continuing for a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-serving
- having a particular job or position for a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-sighted
- Long-sighted people cannot see things clearly that are close to them, and therefore need to wear glasses. short-sighted. able to see objects or read things clearly only when they are far from your eyes short-sighted American Equivalent: far-sighted
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-sighted
- {s} far sighted, affected with hyperopia (condition in which vision for distant objects is clearer than for nearby objects); having great foresight, seeing long into the future; shrewd, sagacious
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-sightedness
- far-sightedness, ability to see distant objects clearly
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-snouted
- having a snout that is longer than average
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-snouted
- having a long nose
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-spurred violet
- violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-standing
- very old, ancient, antique
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-standing
- A long-standing situation has existed for a long time. They are on the brink of resolving their long-standing dispute over money. long-standing economic links between Europe and much of Africa. having continued or existed for a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-staple
- having relatively long fibers; "long-staple cotton
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-sufferance
- patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-suffering
- {s} bearing hardships with patience
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-suffering
- Someone who is long-suffering patiently puts up with a lot of trouble or unhappiness, especially when it is caused by someone else. He went back to Yorkshire to join his loyal, long-suffering wife. patient in spite of problems or other people's annoying behaviour
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-tailed porcupine
- porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- In accounting information, one year or greater
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- Definition used of loans with an original or extended maturity of more than one year
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- In accounting terms, one-year or longer
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- A stay that exceeds six months, or frequent visits occurring in at least six consecutive months Since long-term users are performing research for extended periods of time, they are required to obtain Safety Training equivalent to that of BNL laboratory employees Upon successful completion of the training, they will qualify for a permanent radiation badge
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- A subjective term indicating the longest time period used in terms of investments At a minimum, it applies to a timeframe of 1 year, but usually at least 2 years or more Wags define a long-term investment as a short-term investment that is showing a loss See also Medium-term & Short-term
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- Time-span between one year and 10 years
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment"
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- Action governed by a plan generally taking place over a period (specified) longer than 20 years from the present
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- Something that is long-term has continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future. A new training scheme to help the long-term unemployed is expected The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud. short-term
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- The period starting ten years following implementation of the Resource Management Plan For most analyses, long-term impacts are defined as those existing 100 years after implementation
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- When you talk about what happens in the long term, you are talking about what happens over a long period of time, either in the future or after a particular event. In the long term the company hopes to open in Moscow and other major cities Over the long term, such measures may only make the underlying situation worse. continuing for a long period of time into the future, or relating to what will happen in the distant future short term
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- In accounting conventions, refers to debt with a term to maturity of more than 1 year
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- With reference to a debt instrument, having a maturity of ten years or more 18
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- Usually held to be 5 to 10 years or more
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term
- In accounting terms, one year or longer
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term memory
- memory of things that occurred a long time ago
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term memory
- your general store of remembered information
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term planning
- planning for a long period of time, long-range planning
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term position
- position that will last for a long period of time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-term solution
- long-range solution, solution that will be viable over a long period of time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-time
- You use long-time to describe something that has existed or been a particular thing for a long time. She married her long-time boyfriend. having existed or continued to be a particular thing for a long time
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-wearing
- Something that is long-wearing is strong and well made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot. luxurious, long-wearing, real-leather slippers
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-wearing
- durable: serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans"
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-winded
- verbose, wordy, using more words than necessary (in speaking and/or writing)
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-winded
- disapproval If you describe something that is written or said as long-winded, you are critical of it because it is longer than necessary. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted I hope I'm not being too long-winded
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-winded
- using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
- <span class="word-self">longspan>-wool
- (of sheep) having relatively long wool
- -<span class="word-self">longspan>
- Forms adjectives indicating duration when suffixed to nouns of duration
- He <span class="word-self">Longspan>
- A Chinese communist military leader
- Land of the <span class="word-self">Longspan> White Cloud
- New Zealand (probably a reference to the appearance of mountainous land when seen on the horizon from a canoe after an ocean voyage)
- <span class="word-self">Longspan>
- A surname. Originally a nickname for a tall man
- <span class="word-self">Longspan> Beach
- A city near Los Angeles, California
- <span class="word-self">Longspan> Island
- An island in New York
- <span class="word-self">Longspan> Island iced tea
- A cocktail made with iced tea, vodka, gin rum and other ingredients
- Pearson's <span class="word-self">longspan>-clawed shrew
- A species of shrew endemic to Sri Lanka; Solisorex pearsoni
- Sir David's <span class="word-self">longspan>-beaked echidna
- A species of long-beaked echidna, scientific name Zaglossus attenboroughi
- as <span class="word-self">longspan> as
- depending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; so long as
I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did, as long as you love me —.
- as <span class="word-self">longspan> as
- while; for some period of time
Stay as long as you like.
- as the day is <span class="word-self">longspan>
- Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree
He is direct, honest as the day is long, hard-working and a good lad to have around..
- at <span class="word-self">longspan> last
- at last
- by a <span class="word-self">longspan> shot
- By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity
See here: You KNOW you feel superior to folks. You're not as bad as I say, but you're not as good as you say--not by a long shot! What's the reason you're so superior?.
- come a <span class="word-self">longspan> way
- To make significant progress
Computer-generated graphics have come a long way in the past few decades.
- daddy <span class="word-self">longspan>-legs spider
- Any true spider of the family Pholcidae, small spiders with long legs
- daddy-<span class="word-self">longspan>-legs
- Common misspelling of daddy longlegs
A daddy-long-legs shot from corner to corner and hit the lamp globe.
- go a <span class="word-self">longspan> way
- To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time
Thank you for your generous donation; I'm sure it will go a long way.
- go a <span class="word-self">longspan> way
- To achieve considerable success
The moment I met him I knew he would go a long way.
- how <span class="word-self">longspan>
- Used literally: what duration
How long is the flight?.
- how <span class="word-self">longspan>
- Used literally: what length
I don't know how long the Amazon River is.
- how <span class="word-self">longspan> is a piece of string
- Used as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable
- in the <span class="word-self">longspan> run
- After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally
If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run — and often in the short one — the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.
- in the <span class="word-self">longspan> term
- After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally
- it's a <span class="word-self">longspan> road that has no turning
- encouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait
- little pitchers have <span class="word-self">longspan> ears
- Alternative form of little pitchers have big ears
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position)
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- A long vowel
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- For a long duration
I stay too long: but here my father comes.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- To await, to aspire, to desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
The Rabbit sighed. He thought it would be a long time before this magic called Real happened to him. He longed to become Real, to know what it felt like; and yet the idea of growing shabby and losing his eyes and whiskers was rather sad.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- An entity with a long position in an asset
Every uptick made the longs cheer.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- 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)
It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- Over a great distance in space
He threw the ball long.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or financial instruments with prices positively correlated with them
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- For a particular duration
How long is it until the next bus arrives?.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- A long integer variable, twice the size of an int and half of a long long. A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- Having great duration
The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.
- <span class="word-self">longspan>
- To take a long position in
- <span class="word-self">longspan> QT syndrome
- a heart disease in which there is an abnormally long delay between the electrical excitation (or depolarization) and relaxation (repolarization) of the ventricles of the heart
- <span class="word-self">longspan> absent, soon forgotten
- Love fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact
- <span class="word-self">longspan> ago
- At a time in the past, especially the distant past
There was a Roman fort here long ago.
- <span class="word-self">longspan> and hard
- for a long time and exerting a lot of effort