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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.
distance
Noun
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The distance between two things is how far apart they are. A short distance means they're close to each other, and a long distance means they're far apart.
The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles.
The distance from my house to the store is 2 kilometres.
The two girls were sitting a short distance apart, so they could hear each other whisper.
distance
Verb
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If you distance yourself from someone, you move away from something or someone.
relay
Noun
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Relay is a track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish.
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A relay is a electrical component that allows a small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current
relay
Verb
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If you relay a message of information, you pass on or transfer it to someone or something.
The CCTV cameras relay what's going on to the headquarters.
Can you relay this message to John?
race
Noun
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A race is when people compete to see who is the fastest at either driving or running.
There was a race to see who could finish first.
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A race is a group of people that come from the same place and have similar traditions.
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A race is a group of people with the same physical characteristics, such as skin color, hair color and type, etc.
race
Verb
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When a person races, he competes with other people to see who can go the fastest.
Tom was hungry, so he raced George down to the ice cream truck.