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long
Adjective
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If something is long, it takes a lot of time.
At 3 hours and 24 minutes, it's a very long movie.
That was a long time ago, when I was a child.
How long is it until we have our trip?
He was often quiet for long periods of time.
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If something is long, it has a large distance from end to end.
It belonged to a woman in her thirties with long brown hair.
The paper was about 20 cm long and 12 cm wide.
You can hear it across long distances.
She wore a long gray skirt with a black jacket.
long
Adverb
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If something takes long, it takes a lot of time.
We had dinner together not so long ago.
I do not know how long I was standing there.
She left home long before I did.
I could not go on any longer.
Those days are so long gone.
This change is long overdue.
long
Verb
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If you long for something, you wish for or really want it.
Carol still longs for David to come back to her even though she knows he has a new wife.
float
Verb
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When you float, it means that your density is lower than the density of the liquid you are in, which makes you be at the surface of the liquid.
As I have a light body, I always float when I go swimming.
float
Noun
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Something which stays on or near the surface of water or another liquid.
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A buoyant used to help balance in water or another liquid.
Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.
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A nicely decorated vehicle, to show in a parade or pageant.
That float covered in roses is very pretty.