English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of long

long

/adjective/ लंबा; दीर्घ; फैला हुआ; कठिन;
/adverb/लंबे समय तक; बहुत दिन पूर्व; लम्बा; दीर्घावधि; दीर्घकाल;
/verb/लालायित करना; अत्यन्त अभिलाषा करना;

Synonym tall; protracted; outspread; hard; longer; long ago; lengthy;

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English Dictionary:

1. Long

[a.]

- To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
- To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.

2. Long

[adv.]

- To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
- To a great extent in time; during a long time.
- At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
- Through the whole extent or duration.
- Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?

3. Long

[n.]

- A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
- A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
- The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

4. Long

[prep.]

- By means of; by the fault of; because of.

5. Long

[superl.]

- 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 wide.
- Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
- Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
- Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
- Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
- Far-reaching; extensive.
- Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.