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adverbLong 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.The railway had obviously been built long after the house.Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect....long-established social traditions.You use long to ask or talk about amounts of time.How long have you lived around here?He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember.She reflected no longer than a second before she decisively slit the envelope.How long is the usual stay in hospital?The average commuter journey there is five hours long.She'd just returned from a month-long visit to Egypt.Long is used in expressions such as all year long, the whole day long, and your whole life long to say and emphasize that something happens for the whole of a particular period of time.We played that record all night long.Snow is sometimes found all summer long upon the highest peaks.adjectiveA long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time.We had a long meeting with the attorney general.She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America.They sat looking at each other for a long while.He must have started writing his book a long time ago.A long speech, book, film, or list contains a lot of information or a lot of items and takes a lot of time to listen to, read, watch, or deal with.He was making quite a long speech.This is a long film, three hours and seven minutes.If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does.Go to sleep. I've got a long day tomorrow.She was a TV reporter and worked long hours.This has been the longest week of my life.If someone has a long memory, they are able to remember things that happened far back in the past . A1

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definition	adverb 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. The railway had obviously been built long after the house. Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect. ...long-established social traditions. You use long to ask or talk about amounts of time. How long have you lived around here? He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember. She reflected no longer than a second before she decisively slit the envelope. How long is the usual stay in hospital? The average commuter journey there is five hours long. She'd just returned from a month-long visit to Egypt. Long is used in expressions such as all year long, the whole day long, and your whole life long to say and emphasize that something happens for the whole of a particular period of time. We played that record all night long. Snow is sometimes found all summer long upon the highest peaks. adjective A long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time. We had a long meeting with the attorney general. She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America. They sat looking at each other for a long while. He must have started writing his book a long time ago. A long speech, book, film, or list contains a lot of information or a lot of items and takes a lot of time to listen to, read, watch, or deal with. He was making quite a long speech. This is a long film, three hours and seven minutes. If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does. Go to sleep. I've got a long day tomorrow. She was a TV reporter and worked long hours. This has been the longest week of my life. If someone has a long memory, they are able to remember things that happened far back in the past .
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cefr-level	A1

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