definition of
long

[1] #1 long r. for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bed. wn

[2] #2 long v. [hanker, yearn] desire strongly or persistently. wn

[3] #3 long s. of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows". wn

[4] #4 long r. for an extended distance. wn

[5] #5 long a. [retentive, recollective, tenacious] good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory". wn