long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something. long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain. yearn suggests an eager, restless, or …

I've been waiting a long time. It's a long time since I worked there. Apparently the sessions are an hour long.

adjective longer, longest having considerable linear extent in space. a long distance; a long handle.

1. A long time: This won't take long. 2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant. 3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.

Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. Repairs to the cable did not take too long. Have you known her parents long? I learned long ago to avoid these invitations.

having considerable duration in time: a long conversation; a long while. extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units: eight miles long; eight hours long.

At or to a considerable distance; far. She walked long past the end of the trail.

To strongly crave or desire something is to long for it. No matter how healthful your diet is, you'll still occasionally long for chocolate, cookies, and cake. The adjective long describes something that …

(intransitive) If you long for something, you wish for or really want it. Carol still longs for David to come back to her even though she knows he has a new wife.

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