An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire. / The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

likely to remain for a long time

present participle of long

A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a tall man.

(countable) A surname from Chinese. / A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long. / (idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement). / (idiomatic) While, Since

Longitude.

(obsolete) To belong.

(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.

(linguistics) A long vowel. / (prosody) A long syllable. / (music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.