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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.
train
Noun
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A long vehicle with many cars that are joined together. A train runs on a track.
I took the train from Paris to Frankfurt.
train
Verb
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If you train someone, you teach them a particular skill.
In school we had computer training and sex education.