Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; - opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.
Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; - said of the mind and heart.
Free; unembarrassed.
Unrestrained by decorum; - said of language.
Prodigal in expending; lavish.
Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; - said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
Freely; licentiously.
A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.
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.
Having a length of the 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.
Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to short.
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.
To a great extent in space; 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?
By means of; by the fault of; because of.
To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; - followed by an infinitive, or by for or after.
To belong; - used with to, unto, or for.
