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( long . er / ' loggsr / long . est / ' loggsst / ) for a lot of time I can't stay long.

How long have you been waiting?

She moved to the city long after her children were born.

My grandfather died long before I was born.

as long as ; so long as

only if

You can borrow the book as long as you promise not to lose it.

for long

for a lot of time

She went shopping but she was not out for long. long ago

many years in the past Long ago there were no cars. no longer ; not any longer

not now; not as before She doesn't live here any longer. so long ( informal )

goodbye

long 3 / log / verb ( longs , long . ing , longed )

to want something very much, especially if this does not seem likely

I long to see my family again.

She's longing for a phone call from her boyfriend.

long-dis • tance / ,log ' distsns / adjective

traveling or communicating between places that are far from each other a long-distance phone call

long-haul / ,log ' hol / adjective

connected with carrying people or things over long distances a long-haul flight

long • ing / ' logig / noun [ count, noncount ]

a strong feeling of wanting something a longing for peace

—SYNONYM desire

lon • gi • tude / land3stud / noun [ noncount ]

( geography ) the distance of a place east or west of a line from the North Pole to the South Pole that passes through Greenwich, England. Longitude is measured in degrees.

— Look at latitude . , Look at the picture at earth .

long jump / ' log d3Amp / noun [ singular ]

( sports ) a sport where you try to jump as far as you can

long-term / ,log ' tsrm / adjective

of or for a long period of time long-term planning

—ANTONYM short-term

look 1 Ф / luk / verb (looks , look ing , looked )

to turn your eyes toward someone or something and try to see them

Look at this picture.

You should look both ways before you cross the street.

to seem to be; to appear You look tired.

It looks as if it's going to rain.

3 You say look to make someone listen to you Look, I know you're busy, but I need your help. look after someone or something to take care of someone or something

Can you look after my cat when I'm on vacation? look around something to visit a place We looked around the museum.

look for someone or something to try to find

someone or something I'm looking for my keys.

look forward to something to wait for something with pleasure

I'm looking forward to seeing you again.

look into something to study or try to find out

something

We will look into the problem. look like someone or something

to seem to be something That looks like a good book.

words that you use to ask about someone's appearance " What does he look like ?" "He's tall with dark hair."

to have the same appearance as someone or something She looks like her mother.

look out! be careful

Look out! There's a car coming!

look out for someone or something to pay

attention and try to see or find someone or something Look out for thieves!

look something up to try to find information in a book

I looked the word up in my dictionary.

look up to someone to respect and admire someone

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