Foundation level · Year 4 · free
long
adjective · Say it: LONG
What it means
Foundationmeasuring a great distance from one end to the other, or lasting a lot of time
Freya has long hair that reaches all the way down her back.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- extended
- lengthy
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- brief
- short
More examples
- It was a long car journey to Scotland for our summer holiday.
Where the word comes from
From Old English lang.
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