long

Sense 1 verb

desire strongly or persistently

Sense 2 adjective

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

a long life

Sense 3 adverb

for an extended time or at a distant time

a promotion long overdue

Sense 4 adjective

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

a long road

Sense 5 adverb

for an extended distance

Sense 6 adjective

of relatively great height

a race of long gaunt men

Sense 7 adjective

good at remembering

a retentive mind

Sense 8 adjective

holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

is long on coffee

Sense 9 adjective

(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long

Sense 10 adjective

involving substantial risk

long odds

Sense 11 adjective

planning prudently for the future

large goals that required farsighted policies

Sense 12 adjective

having or being more than normal or necessary:

long on brains