long Betydning & definition

Betydning af long på engelsk

• 0 measuring a great distance from one end to the other -- lang

  • a long journey

  • a long road

  • She has long legs.

• 1 having a great period of time from the first moment to the last -- lang

  • The book took a long time to read

  • a long conversation

  • a long delay.

• 2 measuring a certain amount in distance or time -- lang

  • The wire is two centimetres/centimeters long

  • The television programme was just over an hour long.

• 3 away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time -- længe væk

  • Will you be long?

• 4 reaching to a great distance in space or time -- lang; god

  • She has a long memory

• 5 a great period of time -- længe

  • This happened long before you were born.

• 6 for a great period of time -- længe

  • Have you been waiting long?

• 7 (often with for) to wish very much -- længes

  • He longed to go home

  • I am longing for a drink.