long+ago

  • 41long — long1 [ lɔŋ ] adjective *** ▸ 1 measurement/distance ▸ 2 lasting long time ▸ 3 measuring distance/time ▸ 4 book/letter/list ▸ 5 clothes ▸ 6 about ball in sports ▸ 7 drink: in tall glass ▸ 8 about vowel ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) measuring a large amount… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 42ago — [[t]əgo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ ADV: ADV with v, n ADV, long ADV You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it… …

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  • 43long — 1 adjective 1 OBJECT/LINE measuring a great length or a greater length than usual from one end to the other: Cher used to have really long hair. | The line to get into the movie was so long we gave up. | The Aleutian Islands form the longest… …

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  • 44long — I UK [lɒŋ] / US [lɔŋ] adjective Word forms long : adjective long comparative longer superlative longest *** 1) lasting for a large amount of time It s a long time since I saw Rachel. There was a long pause before he spoke. Many people face a long …

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  • 45ago — a|go [ ə gəu ] adverb *** Ago follows a word or expression referring to a period of time. It is usually used with a past tense, not with a perfect tense used for saying how much time has passed since something happened: Your wife called a few… …

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  • 46long — I [[t]lɒ̱ŋgɪst, AM lɔ͟ːŋgɪst[/t]] TIME ♦ longest 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v, oft ADV adv/prep Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. Repairs to the cable did not take too long... Have you known her parents long?... I… …

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  • 47long — I adj. (colloq.) strong long on (long on common sense) II adv. 1) long ago 2) long before III v. 1) (d; intr.) to long for (to long for peace) 2) (E) she longed to return home; (rare) I longed for them to return * * * [lɒŋ] …

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  • 48ago — adv. earlier, before the present (ten years ago; long ago). Usage: Note the construction it is ten years ago that (not since) I saw them. Etymology: ME (ago, agone), past part. of obs. ago (v.) (as A (2), GO(1)) …

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  • 49long*/*/*/ — [lɒŋ] adj I 1) lasting for a large amount of time Ant: short He has a long history of mental illness.[/ex] It s a long time since I saw Rachel.[/ex] 2) measuring a large amount from one end to the other Ant: short It s the longest tunnel in… …

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  • 50ago — /euh goh /, adj. 1. gone; gone by; past (usually prec. by a noun): five days ago. adv. 2. in past time; in the past: All this happened long ago. [bef. 1000; ME ago(n), OE agan, ptp. of agan to go by, pass, equiv. to a A 3 + gan to GO1] * * * …

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