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Length Sth Boy Long Time Great Noun Uzunluk

Level B1 
Kind noun
Front length 
IPA  /leŋθ   / noun
Back uzunluk, boy
süre
Back 2

length (noun)

 /leŋθ   / noun
 
SIZE/MEASUREMENT
1 [uncountable, countable]
how long sth is; the size of sth from one end to the other
uzunluk, boy
 to measure the length of a room
 It took an hour to walk the length of Oxford Street.
 The tiny insect is only one millimetre in length.
 This snake can grow to a length of two metres.
 look at WIDTH, BREADTH
TIME
2 [uncountable]
the amount of time that sth lasts
süre
 Many people complained about the length of time they had to wait.
 the length of a class/speech/film
OF BOOK, ETC.
3 [uncountable]
the number of pages in a book, a letter, etc.
 (kitap, mektup vb.) uzunluk
 Her novels vary in length.
OF SWIMMING POOL
4 [countable]
the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other
 (yüzme havuzu) bir boy, boydan boya
 I can swim a length in thirty seconds.
LONG THIN PIECE
5 [countable]
a piece of sth long and thin
boy, parça
 a length of material/rope/string
IDIOMS
at length
for a long time or in great detail
uzun uzadıya, enine boyuna
 We discussed the matter at great length.
go to great lengths
 See GREAT1
the length and breadth of sth
to or in all parts of sth
dört yanına/yanını/yanında
 They travelled the length and breadth of India.
 

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