long
/lɒŋ/adjective
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लंबा; लंबे समय का
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measuring a great distance from one end to the other; lasting a great amount of time
लंबा; लंबे समय का
- a long road through the desert
- We had a long wait at the station.
- the longest day of the year
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- The queue outside the ticket counter was very long.
- It was a long journey from Delhi to Chennai by train.
- Winters in the hills are long and cold.
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used to ask or talk about a particular length or time
(लंबाई या समय पूछने या बताने में) कितना लंबा
- How long is the bridge?
- The exam is two hours long.
- How long is the film, and when does it end?
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- The corridor is almost thirty metres long.
- The lecture was only forty minutes long.
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(of clothes) covering the whole arm or leg
पूरी बाँह या पैर ढकने वाला
- a long-sleeved shirt
- It was cold, so I wore a long-sleeved sweater under my jacket.
- Girls in our school wear long skirts as part of the uniform.
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- He rolled down his long sleeves because the evening was cool.
- Radhika wore long trousers to protect her legs from mosquitoes.
Opposite short
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for a long time
लंबे समय तक, देर तक
- Have you been waiting long?
- Stay as long as you like.
- I have not been waiting long, so please do not hurry.
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- Will the repairs take long?
- The meeting did not last long.
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a long time before or after a particular time
बहुत पहले या बहुत बाद
- She left long before you arrived.
- He died long ago.
- Long before the exam, Radhika had finished the whole syllabus.
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- These temples were built long ago by local kings.
- Long after the guests had left, the lights were still on.
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[I] ~ for sth | ~ (for sb) to do sth
to want something very much, especially something that seems unlikely to happen soon
बहुत चाहना, तरसना, लालायित होना
- She longed for a letter from home.
- He is longing to see his village again.
- The children longed for the summer holidays to begin.
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- After years abroad, Radhika longs to hear her mother's voice again.
- We are all longing for some rain.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
long + for sth / to-infinitive (verb)
As a verb, long means to want something very much, especially something that is far away or hard to get. It takes for, or a to-infinitive.
Verb के रूप में 'long' का अर्थ किसी दूर या दुर्लभ वस्तु की तीव्र इच्छा करना है; इसके बाद for या to-infinitive आता है।
- The children long for the summer holidays.
- Radhika longed to see her village again.
measurement + long
The measurement comes before long. When it works as a modifier before a noun, the measurement word stays singular and is joined with hyphens.
माप 'long' से पहले आता है; संज्ञा से पहले modifier बनने पर माप-शब्द singular रहता है और hyphen से जुड़ता है।
- The rope is ten metres long.
- It was a two-hour-long journey.
long before / long after / long since
As an adverb, long combines with before, after and since to stress that a great length of time separated two events.
Adverb के रूप में 'long' के साथ before, after और since आकर दो घटनाओं के बीच समय के बड़े अंतर पर बल देते हैं।
- The train had left long before we reached the station.
- That shop closed long ago.
no longer / not any longer
No longer is used with a positive verb, and not any longer with a negative verb. Both mean that something stopped.
'No longer' सकारात्मक क्रिया के साथ आता है और 'not any longer' नकारात्मक क्रिया के साथ; दोनों का अर्थ है कि कोई स्थिति समाप्त हो गई।
- He no longer lives in this colony.
- I cannot wait any longer.
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long + noun
queuejourneyhairweekendsentencesilence
- We stood in a long queue outside the bank.
'Long' समय और दूरी दोनों के लिए इन संज्ञाओं के साथ आता है।
adverb + long
toosohowveryfar tooquite
- How long will the exam last?
long + for
homepeacea holidayraina reply
- Farmers long for rain in June.
long + time word
long agolong afterwardsall day longlong overduelong-awaited
- The long-awaited result was finally announced.
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- The meeting was so long that many members fell asleep.
बैठक इतनी लंबी थी कि कई सदस्य सो गए।
- Have you been waiting long?
क्या आप बहुत देर से प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं?
- A long shirt looks good with jeans.
लंबी कमीज़ jeans के साथ अच्छी लगती है।
- He has long wished to become a pilot.
वह बहुत समय से पायलट बनना चाहता है।
- All night long the dogs kept barking.
पूरी रात कुत्ते भौंकते रहे।
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✗ How much long will the class continue?
✓ How much longer will the class continue?
After how much we need the comparative longer; otherwise ask simply how long.
'How much' के बाद comparative 'longer' आता है; अन्यथा केवल 'How long' पूछा जाता है।
✗ I am longing to meet you since morning.
✓ I have been longing to meet you since morning.
Since marks a starting point in the past, so it needs a perfect tense.
'Since' भूतकाल के आरंभ-बिंदु को दर्शाता है, इसलिए इसके साथ perfect tense आता है।
✗ He does not live here any more long.
✓ He no longer lives here.
Use no longer or not any longer; do not stack the words in this order.
'No longer' या 'not any longer' का प्रयोग करें; शब्दों को इस क्रम में जोड़ना गलत है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Long, lengthy and extended all describe size in time or space, but their tone differs.
Long, lengthy और extended समय या दूरी की विशालता बताते हैं, पर इनका स्वर भिन्न है।
The plain word for great length or duration.
अधिक लंबाई या अवधि के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- It was a long road.
Long in time, often tiresomely so; used for speeches and reports.
समय में लंबा, प्रायः थका देने वाला; भाषण और रिपोर्ट के लिए।
- The minister gave a lengthy speech.
Made longer than usual or planned, as a deadline or a holiday.
सामान्य या नियोजित से अधिक बढ़ाया हुआ, जैसे अंतिम तिथि या छुट्टी।
- The deadline was extended by a week.
¶Idioms 9
in the long run
over a long period of time; in the end
लंबे समय में, अंततः
- Daily revision pays off in the long run.
as long as | so long as
only if; on condition that
जब तक, बशर्ते कि
- You may use my notes as long as you return them.
before long
soon
जल्दी ही, थोड़े समय में
- Before long, the whole class knew the secret.
the long and the short of it
the main point; the final result stated briefly
कुल मिलाकर बात यह है कि
- The long and the short of it is that we lost the match.
long time no see
used to say hello to sb you have not seen for a long time
बहुत दिनों बाद मिले!
- Hi Ravi! Long time no see.
- Long time no see — how have you been?
the long haul
a long and difficult period of time or piece of work
लंबा और कठिन दौर
- Learning a language is a long haul.
- We're in this for the long haul.
long live sb/sth!
used to say that you hope sb/sth will live or last for a long time
…अमर रहे!, …ज़िंदाबाद!
- Long live the King!
- Long live our friendship!
not by a long chalk
not nearly; not at all
बिलकुल नहीं, दूर-दूर तक नहीं
- It's not over yet — not by a long chalk.
- He's not the best player, not by a long chalk.
a long shot
an attempt or a guess that is not likely to be successful
कमज़ोर संभावना वाली कोशिश
- It's a long shot, but it might work.
- Getting tickets now is a long shot.
§Grammar and usage
The verb long for (yearn for) is a separate meaning.
Verb 'long for' (तरसना) अलग अर्थ है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms asked: in the long run, as long as, before long, the long and the short of it, long in the tooth (old).
Idioms पूछे जाते हैं: in the long run, as long as, before long, the long and the short of it, long in the tooth (बूढ़ा)।