LONG
verb
Definitions
- 1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for. I long to see you. Rom. i. 11. I have longed after thy precepts. Ps. cxix. 40. I have longed for thy salvation. Ps. cxix. 174. Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea. Arbuthnot.
- 2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.] The labor which that longeth unto me. Chaucer.
Other Definitions
This word also has 4 other definitions:
LONG
(adjective)
1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wid...
LONG
(adverb)
1. To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
2. To a great extent in time; during a long time. They that tarry long at the wine. Prov. x...
LONG
(noun)
1. A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
2. A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
3. The longest dimensi...
LONG
(preposition)
By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See Along of, under 3d Along.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
