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Long ˈlɔːŋ Adjective Longer Longest Uzun Time Lot

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Kind adjective
Front long 
IPA  /lɒŋ  ; US lɔːŋ  / adjective (longer /ˈlɒŋɡər  ; US ˈlɔːŋ- /; longest /ˈlɒŋɡɪst  ; US ˈlɔːŋ- /)
Back uzun
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long (adjective)

 /lɒŋ  ; US lɔːŋ  / adjective (longer /ˈlɒŋɡər  ; US ˈlɔːŋ- /; longest /ˈlɒŋɡɪst  ; US ˈlɔːŋ- /)
 
 measuring a large amount in distance or time
uzun
 She has lovely long hair.
 We had to wait a long time.
 a very long journey/book/corridor
 Nurses work very long hours.
 I walked a long way today.
OPPOSITE SHORT1
 note at FAR2
 noun length
Long ayrıca bir nesnenin, zamanın veya mesafenin uzunluğu hakkında soru sorarken kullanılır:
 How long is the film?
 The insect was only 2 millimetres long.
 a five-mile-long traffic jam
IDIOMS
a long shot
a person or thing that probably will not succeed, win, etc.
uzak ihtimal
at the longest
not longer than the stated time
en fazla
 It will take a week at the longest.
go a long way
(used about money, food, etc.) to be used for buying a lot of things, feeding a lot of people, etc.
idare etmek, idareli kullanmak
 to make a little money go a long way
have a long way to go
to need to make a lot more progress before sth can be achieved
kırk fırın ekmek yemek
 I've got a long way to go before I can say I'm fluent in French.
in the long run
after a long time; in the end
sonunda, uzun vadede
 We ought to buy a new car – it'll be cheaper in the long run.
in the long/short term
over a long/short period of time in the future
uzun/kısa vadede
 We're aiming at a tax rate of 20% in the long term.
 

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